CGB Live Auction - March 6, from Ancient to carolingians coins

| 27/02/2018

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562 lots are on offer at the CGB Numismatique Paris Live Auction – 6 March 2018, from ancient coins, French royal and modern coins to world coins, tokens and medals.

The sale starts with a large set of Greek coins (more than 100 lots). Two beautiful tetradrachms, one for Syracuse (lot 466617) and one from Entella, close to the Elymian territory (lot 467468) are the first highlights of this March Live Auction.

Lot 466617
Syracuse tetradrachm
1 750 € / 3 000 €

Lot 467468
Entella tetradrachm
2 200 € / 3 800 €

Then there is a wide selection of Roman coins. It includes an interesting assortment of aurei, among which a Marcus Aurelius’ aureus (lot 470266), just as beautiful as the magnificent Sabina’s aureus offered for sale (lot 466687). A denarius featuring an elegant and nicely struck portrait of Julius Caesar will no doubt catch your eye. As with our last auctions, we have focused on coins with a pedigree (private collection, sales catalog, declared and sometimes published treasure troves, etc.).

Lot 470266
Marcus Aurelius aureus
6 500 € / 9 500 €

Lot 466687
Sabina aureus
3 200 € / 5 500 €

Byzantium will also be in the spotlight in this catalog with some twenty exceptional lots, including two types of semissis that we're selling for the very first time: a semissis of (short-reigning) Emperor Philippicus Bardanes (lot 470460) and an Anastasius II semissis (lot 470537).

Lot 470460
Philippicus Bardanes semissis
1 800 € / 3 500 €

Lot 470537
Anastasius II semissis
1 800 € / 3 200 €

A dozen Celtic coins complete this ancient coins portion. Two exceptional coins are offered, i.e. a Carnutes’ electrum stater à la joue ornée et à la lyre (lot 469617) and a superb Suessiones’ 1/4 stater au serpent cornu (lot 470123).

Lot 469617
Carnutes’ electrum stater à la joue ornée et à la lyre
2 500 € / 4 000 €

Lot 470123
Suessiones’ 1/4 stater au serpent cornu
1 600 € / 3 000 €

A small and high-quality selection of Merovingian and Carolingian coins is also being auctioned, with a very nice Triens à la croix ancrée (lot 465217), a rare Carloman II denier (lot 470165) and an interesting Louis le Pieux’s obol (lot 463119).