ATLAS NUMISMATICS MAY 21, 2023 UPDATE

Choice Mint State 4 Ducats of Salzburg

 

1074984 | AUSTRIAN STATES. Salzburg. Matthäus Lang. Prince-Archbishop 1519-1540).1522 AV 4 Ducats. NGC MS63. Edge: Plain. 13.89gm. + MATHEVS • CARDI • ARCHIEPS • SALZBVRGN. Bust, left divides date, MD - XXII / + MATHEVS • CARDI • ARCHIEPS • SALZBVRGN. Cardinal's hat and tassels above shield of arms. Fr.-591; Probszt 157; Zöttl 126 (Typ 1). Exceedingly rare. $85,000

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Copper Norodom Piastre

 

1075496 | CAMBODIA. Norodom I. (King, 1860-1904). 1860 CU Pattern or Trial Strike Piastre/Peso. NGC PR65BN (Brown). By Faconnet. Edge: Plain. 36.6mm. 19.2gm. NORODOM I ROI DU CAMBODGE. Bust, left; signed below truncation / UNE PIASTRE - UN PESO. Arms of Cambodia. cf. KM X-M9 (silver); Lecompte 90 (Plain edge variant). Extremely rare. $16,500

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Exceptional Spanish Armada Medal

 

1075502 | GREAT BRITAIN. NETHERLANDS. Holland. Elizabeth I. (Queen, 1558-1603).1588 AR Medal. NGC AU55. By Gerhard van Bijlaer (unsigned). Edge: Plain. 52mm. (rose) x DVRVMx ESTx CONTRAx STIMVLOSx CALCITRAREx [Acts IX-5]// : O. COECAS. HOMINVM. MENTES et O. PECTORA. COECA. Philip II and other Catholic heads of Church and State seated, blindfolded, with feet on spiked floor / (rose) x TVx DEVSx MAGNVSx ETx MAGNAx FACISx TVx SOLVSx DEVSx [Psalms LXXXVI-10]// : VENI. VIDE. VIVE. et (date). The Spanish fleet driven against rocks. Van Loon I, 384/1; Eimer 56a (52mm); MI 144/111; Attwood 2009 No. 1.

Defeat of the Spanish Armada. A lovely example, struck rather than cast, and with an attractive cabinet patina.

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Superbly Toned Gothic Crown

 

1074368 | GREAT BRITAIN. Victoria. (Queen, 1837-1901). 1847 AR Gothic Crown. PCGS PR64. By W. Wyon. Royal Mint. Edge: UNDECIMO. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR. REG: F:D. Crowned bust left / TUEATUR UNITA DEUS, ANNO DOM MDCCCXLVII. Crowned shields of England, Scotland and Ireland in cross formation with flowers at corners. KM 744; SCBC-3883; ESC-2571 (Bull); Prev. ESC-288; Dav.-106. Superbly toned with much cameo contrast evident on the devices (not noted by PCGS on the insert). $59,500

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Gem Venice Silver Ducato

 

1074700 | ITALIAN STATES. Venice. Alvise Mocenigo IV. (1768-69) RBP AR Ducato. NGC MS66. S. M. V. ALOY. MOCENICO. D. St. Mark seated at left presenting staff with cross and pennant at top to doge kneeling at right, mintmaster's initials in exergue /DVCATVS. VENETVS. Lion of St. Mark striding to the left, head facing forward, left paw resting on an open book, above which is a castle on a hill. KM 663; Dav.-1561. $8,500

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Colorful Benedict XV Medal

 

1074655 | VATICAN CITY. Benedict XV. (Pontiff, 1914-1922). AN VII (1921) AR Medal. PCGS SP64. By Aurelio Mistruzzi. Edge: Plain. 44mm. 35.95gm. BENEDICTVS XV - PONT MAX A VII. Half-length portrait to the left / DOCTORVM SCRIPTVRAE DVX CELEBRATVS// NVMERVS AVCTVS/ ANNO MCMXX. The Holy Doctors Jerome and Ephrem nimbate and seated; radiant Bible at center. Rinaldi 115; Bartolotti E 921; Cusumano Modesti 186. Struck to commemorate Encyclical Principi Apostolorum for the Proclamation of St. Ephrem Doctor of the Church. $675

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