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Choice Leopold I 5 Ducats Gold Coin Among Highlights at Atlas Numismatics

Out of 409 new coins and medals for your consideration this month, Atlas Numismatics presents five spectacular examples below. We hope that you may find something of interest for your collection and look forward to hearing from you if have any questions.

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Choice Leopold I 5 Ducats

A choice Mint State 1661 Austrian 5 Ducat gold coin. Image: Atlas Numismatics.
A choice Mint State 1661 Austrian 5 Ducat gold coin. Image: Atlas Numismatics.

1076561 | AUSTRIA. Leopold I. (Holy Roman emperor, 1657-1705). 1661 ca AV 5 Ducats. NGC MS63. Vienna. 17.4gm. LEOPOLDVS DG R…. Laureate bust right / ARCHD · AVS · D · BVR · COM · TIRO. Crowned imperial eagle. KM A1203; Fr.-262.; Herinek 85.

Ex Millennia Collection – Lot 486; Ex Goldberg’s Auction 59 (30 May 2010) Lot 2614. This coin was also illustrated in the book Money of the World (Coin #96).


Exceptional Valens Solidus

An attractive Mint State gold solidus of Roman Emperor Valens. Image: Atlas Numismatics.
An attractive Mint State gold solidus of Roman Emperor Valens. Image: Atlas Numismatics.

1076406 | BYZANTINE. Valens. (Emperor, 364-378 CE). Struck 367 CE. AV Solidus. NGC MS✭ (Mint State ✭) Strike 5/5 Surface 4/5. Constantinople Mint. 4.37gm. D NVALENS – DFAVC. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust, right / RESTITVTOR – REIPVBLICAE. Valens standing left, head ro right, holding labarum with cross and crowning victoriola; CONS (wreath) in exergue. RIC-3D.2; Depeyrot-20/2.

Ex North American Collection, CNG – Triton XI (January 2008) Lot 1009. Includes old auction ticket.


Proof 2 Rigsdaler

1863 Denmark 2 Rigsdaler Proof coin. Image: Atlas Numismatics.
1863 Denmark 2 Rigsdaler Proof coin. Image: Atlas Numismatics.

1076337 | DENMARK. Christian IX. 1863 HC-RH//FK AR 2 Rigsdaler. PCGS PR65. Copenhagen. Head right / Head right. KM 770; Dav.-78; Hede.-3; Sieg.-4.

Frederik VII Death and Accession of Christian IX.

Ex Mark and Lottie Salton Collection. Includes original collector’s envelope.


Lovely Pisa Grosso

AR Grosso of Federico_I. Image: Atlas Numismatics.
AR Grosso of Federico_I. Image: Atlas Numismatics.

1076342 | ITALIAN STATES. Pisa. Federico I. (Repubblica di Pisa, 1155-1312). (1155-1312) ND AR Grosso. NGC MS63. 1.67gm. +IMPERATOR•. Two flowers to either side of “F” monogram / +S MAR• D’ PISIS. Madonna and child; star to left; all within inner circle. Biaggi 1933; MIR 394/4.

Struck in the name of Frederick I. Currently one finest known at NGC as of October 2023

Ex Mark and Lottie Salton Collection. Includes original collector’s envelope.


Mint State 1895 Manila Medal

Spanish Philippines silver medal of Queen Isabella II and Alfonso XII. Image: Atlas Numismatics.
Spanish Philippines silver medal of Queen Isabella II and Alfonso XII. Image: Atlas Numismatics.

1076357 | SPAIN. Philippines. Isabella II & Alfonso XII. 1895 AR Medal. PCGS MS61. By Melecio Figueroa. Edge: Plain. 40mm. 37.55gm. EXPOSICION REGIONAL DE FILIPINAS// *MANILA 1895*. Conjoined busts of the Queen and the young King, right; signed M.F. below / Allegorical figure of Progress crowning a seated man with a laurel; exhibition center in background. Honeycutt 37; Basso.-714.

For the 1895 regional Expo at Manilla.

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Beautifully Ugly Coin Portraiture

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek ….. When it comes to coins, what do we mean when we call a numismatic portrait ugly? Are we talking about the beauty, or lack thereof, of the actual individual pictured? Or simply the skill level of the engraver? Why not both? So for this article, I have put together […]

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Coins of Transylvania and Dracula, Vlad the Impaler

By Dylan Dominguez for PCGS …… Transylvania, as stated in Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula (1897), was “one of the wildest and least-known portions of Europe”. It is also known in Bram Stoker’s novel as the home of where the fictional character was created, based on the Romanian ruler, Vlad III Dracula. Although Vlad III Dracula […]

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