PHOENICIA, Byblus. Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 11.48 g, 12h). M OΠ ΛNTO ΔIAΔ•VMЄNIΛ•C, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC Π Π, eagle standing right on ground line, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; pellet-in-annulet to upper right; altar between legs. Rouvier –; cf. Prieur 1328 (Macrinus; for rev.). VF, toned, traces of green deposits, light porosity. A type unlisted for Diadumenian in the standard references.
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MACEDON, Koinon of Macedon. Pseudo-autonomous issue. temp. Severus Alexander, AD 222-235. Æ (26mm, 12.42 g, 6h). Beroea mint. Diademed head of Alexander the Great right / Figure in military attire standing facing, head right, holding reverted spear and parazonium. AMNG III 517. Near VF, black-green surfaces, some pitting.From the Belgica Collection.
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FRANCE, Deuxième République. 1848-1852. Cast Tin Medal (39mm, 12.81 g, 12h). Commemorating Eugénie Niboyet (1796-1883) and the Lifting of Restrictions Regarding Feminist Clubs. Dated 1848. LIBERTÉ (star) ÉGALITÉ (star) FRATERNITÉ, three skull-and-crossbones, exclamation points flanking central one; CLUB DES FEMMES/PRESIDENCE/DE MADE NIBOYET/JOURNAL LA VOIX DES/FEMMES in five lines above; ET TOI/SOLEIL DE JUILLET 1848/TU NE T'ES PAS VOILÉ in two lines below / LES PAUVRES FEMMES · NOTRE JE REPUBLIQUE LEUR INTERDIT LES CLUBS, woman standing facing; N'ONT DONC NI AME NI CAPACITE/POLITIQUE!/ADIEU MES AMOURS in three lines above; LE CONCILE DE/MÂCON/LES EXCLUT DU PARADIS in three lines below. Collignon 1138. Good VF.Purchased from Simmons Gallery, 15 November 2005.
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MESOPOTAMIA, Hatra. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Early-mid 2nd century AD. Æ (14mm, 2.23 g, 11h). Radiate head of sun god Shamash right / Eagle standing right on branch. Slocum Series 2; Walker -; SNG Copenhagen 232. VF, earthen green patina. Rare.
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MACEDON, Koinon of Macedon. Pseudo-autonomous issue. temp. Severus Alexander, AD 222-235. Æ (26mm, 10.25 g, 7h). Beroea mint. Struck after AD 231. Diademed head of Alexander the Great right / Tyche of Macedonia seated left, resting arm on Macedonian shield, holding Kabeiros and scepter; OMONOI/A in two lines in exergue. AMNG III 327/329 (obv./rev.). VF, natural earthen green patina.From the Belgica Collection. Ex Lanz 132 (27 November 2008), lot 162n.
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FRANCE, Deuxième République. 1848-1852. Cast Tin Medal (47mm, 18.73 g, 12h). Dated 1848. RÉPUBLIQU[E] DÉMOCRATIQ[UE] SOCIALE UNE ET INDIVISIBL[E] UNIVERSEL[E], bust facing slightly right; across field, LE MAI 1848 above Liberty Cap and carpenter's square; LE CITOYEN BLANQUI CALOMNIÉ above; PRISONNIER AU DONJON DE/VINCENNES DE PAR LES/RÉPUBLICAINS/DU/NATIONAL. in five lines below; outer legend within chainlink and pellet border and separated by ribbon bands / LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ VIVRE LIBRE OU MOURIR., BOURGEOIS./AVEC L´ÉTAT DE SIÈGE/VOUS AUREZ L´ORDRE COMME/A VARSOVIE ET MILAN./L´HERBE ENTRE LES PAVÉS. LES/CANONS REMPLACERONT LES/CAMIONS PUIS LA/ BANQUE (skull-and-crossbones) ROUTE. in eight lines; outer legend within chainlink and pellet border and separated by ribbon bands. F.B. de Mercy, Études sur les Beaux-Arts (Paris: 1855), III:103-4. EF, toned, a few scratches.Purchased from Maison Palombo, 12 June 2009.
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Gordian III. AD 238-244. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 14.38 g, 12h). Dated RY 6 (AD 242/243). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, with gorgoneion on breastplate / Bust of Zeus-Ammon left, slight drapery, wearing crown of disc and uraei, scepter over shoulder; L ς (date) to left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 10291; K&G 72.123; Emmett 3436.6. Good VF, dark brown, almost black, surfaces.From the Hermanubis Collection.
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MACEDON, Koinon of Macedon. Pseudo-autonomous issue. temp. Gordian III, AD 238-244. Æ (16mm, 1.91 g, 2h). Games issue. Beroea mint. Diademed head of Alexander the Great right; thunderbolt below / Two prize urns, containing palm frond, set upon agonistic table with decorated legs; urn set on ground under table. AMNG III 599 note. VF, thick green and brown patina, chipped on edge.From the Belgica Collection.
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FRANCE, Deuxième République. 1848-1852. Cast Tin Medal (71mm, 95.80 g, 12h). On the Referendum Fixing the End of the Deuxième République, 21-22 November 1852. Dated 1852. Large tombstone, surmounted by cross and with figures on each side, each holding inverted torch, inscribed . R . F . in cornice; on face, skull-and-crossbones surrounded by EGALITÉ to left, FRATERNITÉ to right, and LIBERTÉ below; base decorated with Liberty Cap flanked by compasses; 21, 22 9dre 1852 in exergue / Eight-line legend citing the demise of the Republic. See http://parismuseescollections.paris.fr/fr/musee-carnavalet/oeuvres/medaille-en-reaction-au-referendum-mettant-fin-a-la-deuxieme-republique-21#infos-principales (for another example). EF, some die breaks and casting flaws.Purchased from Maison Palombo, 12 June 2000.
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SYRTICA, Sabratha. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ Dupondius (28mm, 16.20 g, 4h). Struck circa AD 8-14(?). Bare head of Augustus right; lituus to right; all within wreath / Laureaete head of Baal-Melqart right. RPC I 813; MAA 42a. VF, brown patina with touches of reddish-brown and green, touch of porosity. Rare, and in better condition than usually encountered.
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MACEDON, Koinon of Macedon. Pseudo-autonomous issue. temp. Gordian III, AD 238-244. Æ (28mm, 10.45 g, 8h). Beroea mint. Diademed head of Alexander the Great right / Athena (or Roma) seated left on arms, holding Nike and spear. AMNG III 617. Fine, earthen dark brown patina.From the Belgica Collection.
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FRANCE, Troisième République. 1870-1940. Group of three Silvered Æ Medals (68mm, 125.90 g, 12h). Centenaire de l'internat en médecine et en chirurgie des hôpitaux civils de Paris. By Louis Bottée. Dated An X 1902. All medals: Personification of Paris standing right, entrusting a wounded individual, lying on a stretcher, to an intern seated left on plinth of columned building, holding wounded individual and open medical kit; view of Paris in background; Lovis BottÉE in incuse below / CENTENNAIRE DE L´INTERNAT DE MEDECINE ET EN CHIURGIE HOPITAUX CIVILS DE PARIS, medical intern seated left at table covered with books and medical implements, as well as skull, doing research; above, Hygieia seated left on clouds, pointing to flames in cloud bank; AN/X/1902 and L. BottÉE in incuse to left of intern. Group includes medals inscribed to the following individuals: FRANÇOIS HUE/1879 // L · PINEL-MAISONNEUVE/1886 // P. L. J · TOUCHARD/1901. See https://www.multi-change.com/pieces-argent-collection-593-Medaille-Hopitaux-Civils-De-Paris.html (for similar example). Medals Near EF to EF, toned, Pinel-Maisonneuve example with hairlines, Hue example with original presentation box.
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BYZACIUM, Hadrumentum. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ Dupondius (31mm, 12.36 g, 12h). P. Quinctilius Varus, proconsul. Struck 8-7 BC. Radiate head of Sol left; [trident to right]; c/ms:uncertain monogram and uncertain symbol / Bare head of Varus right. RPC I 776; MAA 87 (both refs without c/ms). Fair, porous brown surfaces. Extremely rare, a better example appearing in CNG 76 (lot 1548) hammered $10, 800 on an estimate of $300.
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MACEDON, Koinon of Macedon. Pseudo-autonomous issue. temp. Gordian III, AD 238-244. Æ (27mm, 10.16 g, 1h). Beroea mint. Diademed head of Alexander the Great right / Warrior right on horseback (Alexander on Bucephalas?) right, holding spear. Cf. AMNG III 651 (for type). Near VF, rough brown surfaces.From the Belgica Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 158 (14 February 2007), lot 177.
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FRANCE, Troisième République. Alexis Carrel. 1873-1944. Æ Medal (71.5mm, 171.00 g, 12h). By Lucien Lafaye. Dated 1970. Head left; name and dates to right; script LL (artist's signature) in exergue / L´HOMME CET INCONNU, male figure in various degrees of anatomical dissection, standing facing, holding heart and skull. Edge: 1970 (cornucopia) BRONZE. See Sloans & Kenyon (21 May 2015), lot 67 (for another example). As made. Ex Simmons Gallery 64 (20 September 2013), lot 175.
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ZEUGITANA, Carthage. Tiberius. ADAs Caesar, AD 4-14 14-37. Æ (23mm, 8.42 g, 6h). P. I. Sp. and D. V. Sp., duoviri. Struck AD 10. Bare head right / P P/D D across field. RPC I 748; MAA 103. Fine, brown surfaces, a couple of scratches.
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MACEDON, Koinon of Macedon. Pseudo-autonomous issue. temp. Gordian III, AD 238-244. Æ (27mm, 11.85 g, 12h). Beroea mint. Head of Alexander the Great right, wearing crested Attic helmet with griffin on the bowl / Warrior right on horseback (Alexander on Bucephalas?) right; star below. Cf. AMNG III 770 (for type). VF, thick earthen green patina.From the Belgica Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 250 (8 May 2007), lot 617.
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FRANCE, Troisième République. 1870-1940. Group of two (2) Medalets (, 12h). By Gaudrin & Dubray. Group includes circa 1914 gilded copper souvenir medallion, featuring the "Weeping Angel" by Blasset and dated 1628 on the obverse and view of Cathedral on reverse; all with original suspension loop. Lot also includes a silver repoussé plaquette also of the "Weeping Angel" by Blasset. See http://www.medal-medaille.com/sold/product_info.php?products_id=11092 (for example of medalet in silver). Both items Good VF, some rub on gilded medalet, silver deeply toned.Purchased from Spink, 1 June 2005.
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BYZACIUM, Thapsus. Pseudo-autonomous issue. temp. Augustus, 27 BC-AD 14. Æ (23mm, 8.15 g, 10h). Struck circa 10 BC-AD 10. Veiled head of Juno-Astarte right, wearing stephane; scepter to left / Cithara. RPC I 794; MAA 63. VF, green and brown surfaces, some roughness.
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MACEDON, Koinon of Macedon. Pseudo-autonomous issue. temp. Gordian III or Philip I, AD 238-249. Æ (27mm, 12.83 g, 1h). Beroea mint. Dated year 275 of the Actian Era (AD 244). Head of Alexander the Great right, wearing crested Attic helmet with griffin on the bowl / Lion advancing right; above, club above date. Cf. AMNG III 852 (for type). VF, hard earthen green patina.From the Belgica Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 275 (7 March 2012), lot 461 (part of).
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