Experts in Coins & Medals

IONIAN ISLANDS, Septinsular Republic. Under Russian-Ottoman supremacy. 1800-1807. 5 Gazzettai 1801 (Copper, 33 mm, 22.44 g, 6 h), Corfu, denomination in Greek, edged with a chain-pattern. ΕΠΤΑΝΗΣΟΣ ΠΟΛΙΤΕΙΑ ✱ The winged lion of Saint Mark holding Book of Gospels surmounted by 7 arrows representing the 7 Ionian islands. Rev. ✱5✱/ ΓΑZΕΤΑΙΣ / -1801- in three lines; the whole within a circulat chain border. Karamitsos I.4c. Lambros 7 (same dies). KM 2. Graded by NGC "AU 55 BN". Top pop in NGC and PCGS. Cert number: 2909008-004.

Trajan, 98-117. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.19 g, 7 h), Rome, 112-113. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P Laureate bust of Trajan to right, with slight drapery over left shoulder. Rev. S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI / VIA TRAIANA The personification of the Via Traiana reclining left, head turned to right, holding wheel set on her knee with her right hand and branch in her left. BMC 487. Cohen 648. RIC 266. Woytek 398b. Interesting reverse type. Some marks and deposits, otherwise, very fine.