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LOT 1.
Calabria, Taranto. Stater or nomos in the name of the magistrate Kallikrates ND (240-228 BC), Taranto.
Av. KAΛΛIK[PA]TH[Σ]. The strategist on horseback to the right, in military dress, crowned with a victory and looking back with his right arm raised; behind him, an EΠIKP monogram.
Rev. TAPAΣ. Taras seated left on dolphin with trident and holding victory crown; behind NE monogram.
Vlasto 968-SNG ANS 1262; Silver - 6.39 g - 20.5 mm - 8 h.
With a certificate of expertise from Michel Bendenoun, ARTSBY 1881
NGC MS* 5/5 5/5. Good centering and perfect shot. Very pretty gray patina with golden reflections. Superb at Fleur de Coin.
4000 €

LOT 49.
Caligula (37-41). Aureus with the divine Augustus 37-38, Lyon.
Av. C. CAESAR. AVG. GERM. P.M.TR. JAR. Bare head right of Caligula.
Rev. DIVVS. AVG-PATER. HOMELAND. Radiated head right of the Divine Augustus.
Calicó 331 - RIC-9 (R3) - Giard, Lyon 159/2 (this copy); Gold - 7.70 g - 19 mm - 8 h.
Copy whose history is perfectly known: Comes from a Bourgey sale, March 2 to 6, 1925, Collection Récamier n ° 120 then Leu 10, May 29, 1974, n ° 46 and Leu 38, May 13, 1986, n ° 229 and finally NAC 54, March 24, 2010, n° 328
NGC Ch AU 5/5 2/5 marks. Very rare with the bare head of Caligula, only 3 copies known including our copy and those of Vienna and Copenhagen. Minimal contact marks otherwise of remarkable quality, Superb at Fleur de corner.
120000 €

LOT 377.
Louis XIII (1610-1643). Trial of ten louis d'or with laureate head and draped bust 1640, A, Paris.
Av. LVDOVICVS. XIII. D.G. FRANC. AND. NAV. REX. Laureate and draped bust of the King to the right, below (date).
Rev. CHRISTVS. REGNAT. VINCENT. AND. IMPERAT. Cross formed of eight L, each arm being crowned, with A in a heart circle, confined by four lilies diverging from the center.
Dy.1293 - G.63 - Drs (1987) PP2 - Fr.405; Gold - 67.17 g - 48 mm - 6 h.

Comes from a Fraysse et Associés sale, Sabine Bourgey expert, June 20, 2007, n° 161
Nice strike centered on a spectacular flan. Bust of the King in high relief and of remarkable composition, by Jean Warin. Small shocks on the edge at 1 o'clock and 11 o'clock on the obverse, 5 o'clock on the reverse. Slight wear flats on the high reliefs and slightly pitted surfaces on the reverse. Patina with golden tones. Of the greatest rarity. VF to Superb.
450000 €

The manufacture of the multiple d'Or in modules of 8 or 10 louis by Jean Warin is known by two documents from the National Archives, published and analyzed by Fernand Arbez and Christian Charlet, A gold medal of 100 pounds, bearing the effigy of Louis XIII, stolen and returned to Jean Warin in 1641, BSFN, March 2014, p.66-70. Multiples of 54 g or 67.5 g louis have been described as 8 and 10 louis d'or coins since Hoffmann's work in 1878, and taken up as such by Ciani in 1926, Duplessy in 1989 and 1999, Droulers in different editions, etc. However, for F. Leblanc in 1690, these copies were reported as pleasure pieces. More recently, J. Lafaurie and P. Prieur, in the unpublished volume 3 of their work, the currencies of the kings of France, consider these specimens as tests of types not adopted. Subsequently, the archival texts published by Arbez and Charlet first of all confirm the date of these tests which are indeed by Jean Warin in 1640. These tests of monetary manufactures remained however without legal tender. We will adopt their classification with the denomination Essai de 8 (or 10) louis d’or.

LOT 646.
Louis XVIII (1814-1824). Platinum medal, restoration of the equestrian statue of Henri IV in Paris, by Andrieu 1817, Paris.
Av. (at 9 a.m.) * LVDOVICVS. XVIII. LAPIDEM. AVSPICALEM. POSVIT */ D. XXVIII. Mr OCT. ANN. MDCCCXVII. REGNI. XXIII. Bare head of Louis XVIII right; below, signature ANDRIEU. f.
Rev. HENRICO-MAGNO. The equestrian statue of Henri IV; signature: ANDRIEU. FECT. ; in the epigraph: CIVIVM. PIETAS. RESTITVIT/ MDCCCXVII.
Br.1793 - Coll.108 (Br.); Platinum - 151.7 g - 50 mm - 12 h.
Top Pop: this is the only graded copy! From the Eugene J. Detmer Collection, Stack's, February 2-3-4, 1983, No. 354 with its original label.
NGC MS 65. Special stamp with satin reliefs, with only micro-scratches in the original velvet. Almost Fleur de Coin.
30000 €

LOT 752.
Second Empire / Napoleon III (1852-1870). Gold Medal, Haute-Marne Horticultural Society, by A. Bovy 1865, Paris.
Av. EUGENIE IMPERATRICE. Head left, with bun; signature A. BOVY AFTER J. PEYRE.
Rev. Within a composite crown, engraved attribution.
Divo cf.522 (obverse); Gold - 83 g - 46 mm - 12 h.
With engraved attribution: AWARD AWARDED TO M. E. ROY FOR SERVICES RENDERED AT THE CHAUMONT EXHIBITION and in the center: HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF HAUTE MARNE 1865
NGC UNC DETAILS MOUNT REMOVED. GOLD bee hallmark. Small hole filled at 12 o'clock. Very beautiful portrait, idealized, with matt reliefs. Stunning.
7000 €

LOT 801.
Third Republic (1870-1940). FACULTY OF REUNION: Original box, National coins including 1, 2, 5, 10 bronze centimes; 20 and 50 centimes, 1, 2 and 5 silver francs; 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 gold francs (Meeting of the 15 previous lots n° 786 to n° 800) 1889, Paris.
Av. FRENCH REPUBLIC / NATIONAL CURRENCIES. On an entablature, a bundle of lictors in the center, accosted by two cornucopias spilling coins, and two branches, laurel and oak, in saltire.
Rev. Interior in green velvet, the lid with zipper that reveals the synoptic table of national currencies.
- 193 x 145 mm - 12 o'clock.

FACULTY OF REUNION OF THE 15 PREVIOUS LOTS (No. 786 to No. 800 inclusive).
The starting price of the meeting (lot 801) will be calculated by adding the realized prices of the 15 previous lots (including the original box, n° 786 to n° 800). If one (or more) buyer offers a bid higher than the total, he will prevail over the provisional bids. But if no one outbids, the provisional allocations of the auctions on numbers 786 to 800 inclusive will become final.

LOT 1021.
Oliver Cromwell (1653-1658). Broad of 20 shillings 1656, London.
Av. OLIVAR. D.G.RP. ENG. SCO. AND HIB. & PRO. Laureate bust left.
Rev. PAX. QVÆRITVR. BEAUTIFUL. (date). Crowned shield.
S.3225 - N.2744 - KM.Pn25 - W&R.39 - Fr.273; Gold - 9.06 g - 29 mm - 6 h.
The mirror fields are shiny and icy, hardly touched by micro-marks. The reliefs are matte, with the portrait which has additionally received a dotted relief, as well as the coats of arms in the shield on the reverse. Perfect centering, with a vigorous shot that crushed the listels. Exceptional quality. Almost Fleur de Coin.
60000 €

After the Civil War ended with the execution of Charles I, Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England. Seven years later, tests were carried out with a portrait of Oliver Cromwell as a king, laureate on the left and the royal crown on the reverse, by an engraving by Thomas Simon. The minting is carried out at the monetary press by Pierre Blondeau. The care taken denotes great mastery throughout the production chain.

LOT 1022.
Charles II (1660-1685). Essai de la Couronne (Crown), gold strike (off metal strike), smooth edge, burnished flan (PROOF) 1662, London.
Av. CAROLVS. II - DEI. GRATIA. Laureate bust right.
Rev. MAG. - BR. FRA. - AND. HIB. - REX. (date). Cross formed of the four crowned shields, confined with the cipher of the King repeated four times, with cross of the Order of the Garter in the heart.
W&R.49 - KM.PnA33 - Murdoch 617 - Forrer V p.161-162 and 169 - Holloway, 2021, p.45-47; Gold - 58.48 g - 39 mm - 6 h.
Top Pop: this is the only copy graded at NGC (2 ex. at PCGS PR50 and PR58+)! Comes from a Stack’s sale, Kroisos Collections, January 14, 2008, n° 2861 and previously Dix Noonan Webb, September 2006 n° 636; Hess-Divo 297, October 22, 2003, No. 77; UBS 50, June 30, 2001, No. 20; D. Arnold Collection, Spink 97, May 1993, No. 36 and Glendining, April 1972, No. 372
NGC PF 61. Smooth edge. Browned flan (PROOF). Small flan defect after II on the right and slight corner defect above REX on the reverse. Minimal graffiti on the right. Beautiful color with orange reflections. Stunning.
300000 €

By Jean and Joseph Roettiers. In January 1662, Thomas Simon, under the direction of Rawlins who had returned to grace with the Restoration of 1660, received instructions to create dies for the new coinage at the mill. Arrive from Antwerp, at the same period, the Roëttiers brothers who propose to also engrave dies, highlighting the portrait of the King on the one hand, and on the other hand to strike with the inscribed edge. Our Gold strike, on the crown module, with an undraped bust (from a drawing by Samuel Cooper), is a test intended for the King and his entourage (Gold Royal Set). Both the engraving and the striking of our copy are of very high quality, as is the essay by Thomas Simon (Petition crown). However, the engraving of the latter was not retained and in May 1662 Jean Roëttiers was assigned a post of engraver at the Mint jointly with Rawlins, he would be chief engraver from 1670. The technical quality of Roëttiers' dies will be worth to them the attribution of the engraving of the dies for the mechanical coinage. The bust chosen for the striking of the silver crown (crown) will be draped as on the test of the gold crown, dated 1663 (W& R.51 - cf. Heritage 3071 n° 34220).

LOT 1047.
Victoria (1837-1901). Essay of 5 books (5 pounds) “Una and the lion”, Flan bruni (PROOF) 1839, London.
Ave. VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIARUM REGINA F: D:. Bust to the left with smooth headband in the hair; signature W. WYON R. A.
Rev. LEADS DEUS - GRESSUS MEOS. The Queen on the left directing a lion with her scepter; in the exergue (date) and signature W. WYON R. A.
S.cf.3851 - W&H.277 - GH.104 - Holloway p.335 = this copy; Gold - 40.34 g - 37.7 mm - 12 h.
Smooth edge and DIRIGIT legend. Variety with the smooth headband on the head and no decoration on the Queen's cape. Great scriptures at law. Wide graining. A shock on the listel. One or two known copies! Test of the greatest rarity of this mythical coin. Stunning.
750000 €
Designed by William Wyon (1795-1851) in 1839 to commemorate the start of Victoria's reign (in 1837), the 5 pound coin “Una and the lion” is recognized as one of the finest British coins. Victoria, accompanied by a lion, advances on the left, with the motto “May God direct my steps”. The then 20-year-old queen is depicted as Lady Una, after a character in Edmund Spencer's 1590 poem The Faerie Queene. This bold design is the first depiction of a British monarch in the form of a fictional character: the lion representing England is ruled by Queen Victoria, as Una, who guides it with her scepter.

LOT 1048.
Victoria (1837-1901). 5 books (5 pounds) “Una and the lion”, Flan bruni (PROOF) 1839, London.
Ave. VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIARUM REGINA F: D:. Bust to the left with headband in the hair; signature W. WYON R. A.
Rev. LEADS DEUS - GRESSUS MEOS. The Queen on the left directing a lion with her scepter; in the exergue (date) and signature W. WYON R. A.
Fr.386 - S.3851 - W&R.278 - Schl.148; Gold - 38.21 g - 37 mm - 12 h.
PCGS PR63DC. Browned flan (PROOF). Edge inscribed: DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI TERTIO. Minimal hairlines in mirror fields with deep cameo effect (DEEP CAMEO). Very close to mint condition. Superb at Fleur de Coin.
325000 €
Designed by William Wyon (1795-1851) in 1839 to commemorate the start of Victoria's reign (in 1837), the 5 pound coin “Una and the lion” is recognized as one of the finest British coins. Victoria, accompanied by a lion, advances on the left, with the motto “May God direct my steps”. The then 20-year-old queen is depicted as Lady Una, after a character in Edmund Spencer's 1590 poem The Faerie Queene. This bold design is the first depiction of a British monarch in the form of a fictional character: the lion representing England is ruled by Queen Victoria, as Una, who guides it with her scepter.

LOT 1078.
George I (1863-1913). 20 drachmas Gold, Flan bruni (PROOF) 1884, A, Paris.
Av. Caption in Greek. Bare head right of George I; below signature BARRE (date) and (workshop).
Rev. Legend in Greek. Shield placed on a crowned mantle, below 20 DRACHMS.
Fr.18; Gold - 6.45 g - 21 mm - 6 h.
Top Pop: this is the only graded copy!
NGC PF 68 CAMEO. Burnished blank (PROOF) and cameo effect (CAMEO) with mirror fields and matt reliefs. In its mint condition. Perfect piece, of exceptional quality and certified by a very high grade! Corner flower.
80000 €

LOT 1289.
Venice, Alvise IV Mocenigo (1763-1778). Oselle of 3 sequins 1767 - Year V, Venice.
Av. MEDOACO NOVIS OPERIBVS COERCITO. The river-god Brenta holding a branch of roses and pouring out its water; in the epigraph: (head of an angel).
Rev. Within a crown formed of two florets and the doge's cap: ALOYSII MOCENICO PRINCIPIS MUNUS. A. V MDCCLXVII and (different).
Mont.2955 - Paol.II-459; Gold - 10.39 g - 36 mm - 12 h.
Top Pop: this is the most beautiful graded example!
NGC MS 62+. By Pier Alvise Barbaro (PAB). Very nice composition on the obverse and beautiful slightly orange color on the original shine. Superb at Fleur de Coin.
25000 €