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Atlas Numismatics has updated their website with 556 new coins, medals, and tokens at fixed price. Selections include the following items (all prices USD):
Signed Ptolemaic Tetradrachm
1031313 | GREEK. PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. (Pharaoh, 305/4-282 BC). Struck 305-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm. NGC AU✭ (About Uncirculated ✭) Strike 5/5 Surface 5/5 Fine Style. Alexandria. 14.26gm. Diademed head right / Eagle on thunderbolt left; P over monogram in front. SNG Cop 70; Svoronos 255.
‘Signed’ Delta behind the ear.
$3,450
Ulysses And His Dog Argus
1032198 | ROMAN REPUBLICAN. C. Mamilius Limetanus. Struck 82 BC. AR Denarius. NGC MS (Mint State) Strike 5/5 Surface 4/5. Rome. 4.05gm. Draped bust of Mercury right, wearing winged petasus; to left, L above caduceus / Ulysses, wearing pileus and mariner’s dress, walking right, leaning on staff and extending hand to his dog, Argus, who advances toward him. Cr. 362/1; Syd. 741.
$1,950
Exceptional Fatimid Dinar
1031344 | ARABIAN EMPIRES. Fatimid Caliphate. (Al-Mustansir Billah – Caliph, 1036-1094). (AH 442) 1036-1094 AV Dinar. PCGS MS65. Misr mint. 21mm. 4.26gm. Inscriptions within three concentric circles, dot at center / Inscriptions within three concentric circles, dot at center. A 719A; Nicol.-2124.
Superb lustrous gem, virtually as struck.
$1,450
Beautifully Toned Lady-in-the-Clouds 100 Corona
1032060 | AUSTRIA. Franz Joseph I. 1908 AV 100 Corona. NGC PR62. Edge: Incuse lettering. Head right / Resting figure of Fame (Lady in the clouds). KM-2812; Fr-514.
Struck to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the reign of Franz.
$17,500
Finely Enameled Peacock Rupee
1018298 | BURMA. Mindon Min. (King, 1853-1878). CS1214 (1852) Silver Enameled 1 Kyat (Peacock Rupee). Mandalay mint. Edge: Reeded. 30mm. 9.78gm. Multi-colored peacock with tail-feathers spread, Burmese characters around in red / Burmese inscription with date on two lines within wreath. KM10.
The image of the peacock was used as the Imperial Seal. Superb and artistic enamel workmanship. Pin-back mount removed.
$675
Napoleon in Egypt
1018705 | FRANCE. Napoleon I. 1798 Bronzed AE Medal. PCGS SP65. By A. Bovy. 41mm. 37.37gm. D/ BONAPARTE – GENERAL EN CHEF. The bust of Napoleon, to right; A. BOVY below bust / R/ SOLDATS! DU HAUT DE PYRAMIDES / 40 SIECLES NOUS CONTEMPLENT. Napoleon Bonaparte on horseback exhorts the soldiers before the battle of the Pyramids, depicted in the background; A. BOVY below to left; NAPOLEON EN EGYPTE. / 28 JUILLET 1798, in exergue. Julius 626.
Struck to commemorate Napoleon conquest of Egypt.
$575
Possibly Unique 100 Francs Essai Pair, Unlisted in Mazard
1019327 | FRANCE. Napoleon III. 1856-A (Hand, Anchor) Gilt Bronze Uniface Essai 100 Francs Pair, Obverse & Reverse. NGC PF64 & PF65. By Barre. Paris. Edge: Plain. NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR. Head right/ Retrograde B (for Barre) EPREUVE 100 F. 1855 / EMPIRE FRANCAIS. Crowned and mantled arms divide denomination/ Uniface (obverse ghosting). KM 786.1-variant; Mazard-unlisted; Cf. Maz-1601 (1855).
An exceedingly rare pair of essais, the only examples of the date we can find and unrecorded in Mazard. Grades as follows: Obverse PF64; Reverse PF65. Superb deeply mirrored surfaces with frosted cameo devices. Deep honey-gold color.
Housed in old NGC holders.
$13,500
Superb Apollo 11 Moon Landing Medal
1018467 | GERMAN-DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC. 1969 AR Medal. PCGS MS67. 40mm. 25gm. Lunar landing / Spaceship orbiting Earth and the moon. Kaiser 2030.
Struck to commemorate the first moon landing on July 21, 1969 by American Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. From a mintage of 400 pieces, very rare.
$395
Exceptional Harold II Penny
1032173 | GREAT BRITAIN. England. Harold II. (King, January 6th to October 14th, 1066). 1066 (ND) Moneyer: Wulfur AR Penny. NGC MS63. London. 19mm. +HAROLD REX ANGLO:. Crowned bust left holding scepter / +PVLFGAR ON LVNI. PAX across the field. SCBC-1186; North 836.
Pax or Sole type. Lustrous choice mint state, extremely rare as such.
$14,500
Stunning Proof Double-Florin of Victoria
1019418 | GREAT BRITAIN. Victoria. (Queen, 1837-1901). 1887 Silver Double Florin. PCGS PR66 Cameo. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA. Coroneted bust left / Sceptres divide crowned arms at corners. KM 783; SCBC-3739.
Roman I. Superb and virtually flawless.
$5,750
Virtually Flawless Bengal Presidency 1/16 Mohur
1031837 | INDIA-BRITISH. Bengal Presidency. 1203//19 AV 1/16 Mohur. NGC MS67. Murshidabad. Persian-Shah Alam (II) Badshah, fine style. Inscription / Persian-sanat, mint name, fine style. Inscription. KM 87. Frozen; Stevens 2.55; Pr.59.
Hammered Coinage. Superb and virtually flawless gem.
$4,950
Mint State VOC 3 Gulden
1032142 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. West Friesland. 1786 AR 3 Gulden. NGC MS62. Utrecht. MO: ARG: ORD: FOED: BELG: WESTF:. Crowned States General arms, VOC monogram in cartouche below / HAC NITIMVR – HANC TVEMVR. Standing Neerlandia facing holding spear and resting arm on bible on column. KM 140; S-63A.
Extremely rare in this quality.
$5,750
Beautifully Toned Delagoa Railway Medal
1019232 | SOUTH AFRICA. 1895 AR Medal. PCGS SP64+. ZUID AFRIKAANSCHE REPUBLIEK. Portrait of Paul Kruger, left / SPOORWEG FEESTEN * PRETORIA *. Date bwtween S and N of legends, inscribed on a plain field.
Struck to commemorate the Delagoa Bay Railway, officially opened by Paul Kruger on 8 July 1895. Superb rainbow iridescence, likely the finest surviving example of the type.
Ex Elvira Elisa Clain-Stefanelli Collection.
$2,250
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Current and Upcoming Events
Atlas will be attending the following numismatic conventions – please stop by and say hello if you have a chance:
Whitman Summer Expo
July 16 – July 19, 2015
Baltimore, Maryland
ANA World’s Fair of Money
Table #1428
August 11-15, 2015
Rosemont, Illinois
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