06-05-2014 – 01-01-1970
Electronic Auction 326
From Magna Graecia to the Crusades
CNG’s Electronic Auction 326 offers 761 lots and closes on May 7, 2014. The sale opens with a selection of Greek coinage, …
16: SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles. Bronze, 317-289 BC. CNS 139. Good VF. Estimate: $100.
… featuring a number of impressive cast and struck bronzes from Magna Graecia and Sicily.
11: LUCANIA, Thourioi. Nomos, circa 400-350 BC. HN Italy 1800. VF. Estimate: $100.
The Roman Republican section also offers a handful of early cast bronzes, as well as further pieces from the Demetrios Armounta collection.
451: Vitellius. Denarius, struck circa late April-20 December AD 69, Rome mint. RIC I 107. VF. Estimate: $300.
These are followed by additional Roman Imperial issues from the Demetrios Armounta collection, presented alongside a small group of 4th century centenionales.
650: CRUSADERS, Edessa. Baldwin II. Second reign, 1108-1118. Follis, heavy issue. Metcalf, Crusades 108. Fine, brown patina. Overstruck, possibly multiple times. Estimate: $200.
The sale concludes with a series of Crusader bronzes and Islamic gold issues.
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