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NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: FEBRUARY 3, 2019Here's a selection of interesting or unusual items I came across in the marketplace this week. Tell us what you think of some of these. -Editor Rhodes Didrachm of Mnasimachos  Lot 025. Islands off Caria, Rhodos. Rhodes. 250-229 B.C. AR didrachm. Mnasimachos, magistrate. From the D. Thomas Collection. Islands off Caria, Rhodos. Rhodes. 250-229 B.C. AR didrachm (20.5 mm, 6.77 g, 12 h). Mnasimachos, magistrate. Head of Helios facing slightly right / ΜΝΑΣΙΜΑΧΟΣ, rose with bud on shoot with ve leaves to right, P?O divided by stem, helmeted Athena standing left beside, confronting aphlaston. Ashton 208; SNG Keckman 537-539. EF. From the D. Thomas Collection. Impressive portrait in high relief. From the Agora Auctions sale #82 closing February 12, 2019. -Editor To read the complete lot description, see: 1802 Netherlands Silver Ship's Guilder Scholten   Netherlands (Holland) 1802 Silver Ship's Guilder Scholten 488b Extremely Fine Obverse: Dutch sailing ship to right within roped circle, date below and legend around. INDIAE BATAVORUM Indiae Batavorum = "The Indies of the Dutch" Reverse: Coronate shield within denomination, and roped circle, legend around. BELG HOL MO ARG ORD FOED New Silver Coin of the Order of the Belgian Confederation, Province of Holland. An evocative coin with strong links to Australia From Andrew Crellin's Sterling & Currency web site. -Editor To read the complete item description, see: 1822 George IV Sovereign  George IV (1820-30), Sovereign, 1822, laureate head facing left. Rev, Saint George slaying the dragon, date in exergue (Marsh 6; MCE 472; S.3800). Almost uncirculated with a proof like brilliance on both obverse and reverse. Wow - an impressive coin. New stock on the Baldwin's web site. -Editor To read the complete item description, see: 1972 Fischer-Spasski Reykjavik Chess Match Medal   I've never seen or heard of these. From the eBay inventory of Steve Hayden. -Editor To read the complete lot description, see:  Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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