Experts in Coins & Medals

IONIAN ISLANDS, Septinsular Republic. Under Russian-Ottoman supremacy. 1800-1807. 10 Gazzettai 1801 (Copper, 38 mm, 43.24 g, 5 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. -10- / ΓΑΖΕ'ΤΑΙΣ / 1801- in three lines, the whole within a circular chain border. Cf. Karamitsos I.5b and Lambros 5 (same dies, but control mark " - " next to date unnoted). KM 4. Graded by NGC "AU 58 BN". Top pop in NGC and PCGS. Cert number: 2909008-008.

LYDIA. Hermocapelia. Plotina, Augusta, 105-123. Assarion (Bronze, 19 mm, 3.49 g, 6 h), struck under Trajan. ΠΛΩΤΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ Draped bust of Plotina to right. Rev. ΕΡΜΟΚΑΠΗΛΕΙΤΩΝ Demeter veiled, wearing long chiton and peplos, standing left, holding ears of corn in her right hand, left resting on sceptre. GRPC Lydia 34. RPC III, 1872. Extremely rare, only three specimens known to RPC. Good fine.