NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: APRIL 28, 2024

The Parisii Quarter Stater

Northeast Gaul, The Parisii, Quarter Stater, c. 60-40 BC, BN 7796 R.Northeast Gaul, The Parisii, Quarter Stater, c. 60-40 BC, Traité de numismatique celtique (J-B. Colbert de Beaulieu), Classe V, fig. 21, BN 7796, LT 7796/7798, SLM 273, 1,54 g - highly detailed, immacuately centered and thus one of the best known examples of this extremely rare and important piece of Celtic art and Parisian history.

Already by the end of the 3rd cent BC, a settlement built on the Île de la Cité was inhabited by a Gallic tribe known as the Parisii. Julius Caesar wrote in "Commentarii de Bello Gallico" that the inhabitants would rather burn their town - which Caesar called Luteciam Parisiorum (Lutetia of the Parisii) - than surrender it to the Romans.

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Northeast Gaul, The Parisii, Quarter Stater, c. 60-40 BC, BN 7796 (https://www.bonhams.com/auction/30401/lot/204/northeast-gaul-the-parisii-quarter-stater-c-60-40-bc-bn-7796/)

St. Thomas Ice Token

Raven & Co., St. Thomas, 1 lb Ice token (istegn) u. år (ca. 1890), messing, Sieg 74

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Raven & Co., St. Thomas, 1 lb Ice token (istegn) u. år (ca. 1890), messing, Sieg 74 (https://www.bonhams.com/auction/30401/lot/160/raven-and-co-st-thomas-1-lb-ice-token-istegn-u-ar-ca-1890-messing-sieg-74/)

Art Directors Club Medal

Art Directors Club Medal in bronze. Sculpted by Paul Manship and struck in 1920 by the Medallic Art Company (MACO). This medal was recently deaccessioned from the American Numismatic Society's collection (1940.100.1951) and has been held in its vaults since 1940. Originally part of the Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Eidlitz collection. Man holding a lyre and pegasus flying over the sun center with ART DIRECTORS CLUB above and INCORPORATED 1920 below on obverse; wreath, man holding a paint palette, and AWARDED FOR SPECIAL MERIT on reverse. Approximately 2.1 inches.

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1921 Art Directors Club Medal - MACO - Paul Manship - Former ANS Specimen (https://www.ebay.com/itm/135005010161)

Confederate Half Dollar Scott Restrike Medal

Most of these CSA Scott Restrikes have staining and spotting issues. This is as nice as these can be at this grade level. Some claim to 63. CU = 5150. NET PRICE (Price is firm). 340403 (TV)

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1861 50C CSA SCOTT RESTRI *** PCGS MS62 (http://hlrc.com/Inventory/CoinViewer?id=871518001&c=23)

Isle of Man Card Money

Isle of Man, Card Money, 5 Shillings, Douglas, Philip Killey, Isle of Man Paper Money, first edition 2014, has limited information about Philip Killey, listing the denomination but stating "no information available". This card money note thus represents the first known example of its kind. Extremely rare and a unique collecting opportunity (IOMPM M140b), exceptionally rare and possibly unique

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ISLE OF MAN, CARD MONEY, 5 SHILLINGS, DOUGLAS, PHILIP KILLEY, (IOMPM M140B), (https://live.spink.com/lots/view/4-DH542E/isle-of-man-card-money-5-shillings-douglas-philip-killey-iompm-m140b-)

Engraved Image of Washington

This small banknote engraved image of Washington includes a view of Mount Vernon and the Tomb of Washington. It was designed by H. Billings and "Entered According to Act of Congress 1859 by H. Barnes". Verso has the original paper label attesting to the fact that the frame "was manufactured at the Mount Vernon Factory from wood grown at Mount Vernon." Overall 3 1/4" diameter. Condition: Print and frame in very good condition. Label on verso has a stain and a small loss, though still quite readable.

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1859 George Washington Engraving Framed with Mt. Vernon Wood (https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31840124476)

 

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