CNG’s Electronic Auction 445 features 905 lots and closes on Wednesday, 5 June 2019. beginning at 10 AM ET.
Lot 19: Calabria. Tarentum. Nomos, circa 330-325 BC. EF, deep iridescent cabinet tone, slightly off center on reverse. Ex Mayer Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 23 May 1887), lot 6. Estimate: $3,000.
This sale features a number of attractive Greek coins, including several pedigreed silver issues of Magna Graecia, early Massalian types, and others.
Lot 339: Decapolis. Gadara. Caracalla, 198-217. Tetradrachm, 215-217. Good VF, lightly toned, some porosity. Extremely rare, only two known to Prieur, and one in CoinArchives. From the Michel Prieur Collection. Estimate: $500
Selections of Roman provincial tetradrachms from the Michel Prieur Collection …
Lot 800: Ireland. County Antrim. Malone. Aaron Kean. CU Twopence 1735. Good VF, brown surfaces. Very rare. Exceptional for issue. From the Quentin Brisley Collection of British Tokens. Estimate: $150.
… and British tokens from the Quentin Brisley Collection are again available.
Lot 65: Kings of Macedon. Demetrios I Poliorketes, 306-283 BC. Tetradrachm, 290-289 BC, Amphipolis. VF, old collection ton. From the Johnson Family Collection. Estimate: $300.
Also available throughout the sale are various pieces from the Johnson Family Collection, an American collection assembled in the 1960s.
The 842 lots comprise selections from two major collections: the Benito Collection, featuring a stunning array of Roman issues, and the James & Martha Robertson Collection, featuring a number of British coins and particularly strong in sceattas and Scottish coinage.
