A rare silver stater from the birthplace of the Olympic Games in Greece, aspectacular bronze medallion of the Roman Emperor Maximian, an extremely rare silver piece struck by thelast Byzantine Emperor, and a high-grade gold sovereign of Queen Elizabeth I highlight a star-studded offeringof more than 1,100 exceptional ancient Greek, Roman, Byzantine, World and British coins in ClassicalNumismatic Group's Feature Auction 123, to be held live an online May 23-34.

Lot 99, the Olympia stater, was struck between 268 and 252 BC at the ancient site of the Olympicgames in Elis, a region of central Greece, depicts a bold portrait of Zeus, king of the Greek pantheon of deities,on the obverse and an eagle clutching a serpent in its talons on the reverse. said Gasvoda.

Lot 214 is an impressive silver tetradrachm with the portrait and name of Timarchos, a usurper whotried to seize the throne of the Greek-ruled Seleukid Kingdom of the east in circa 164 BC. Unusually, the kingwears a broad-brimmed helmet reminiscent of British campaigners of the Victorian era.

Lot 679, the Maximian bronze medallion, 40 millimeters in diameter and weighing an ounce and a half,depicts an amazing portrait of the emperor in full armor, holding the bridle of his horse.

Lot 823, a silver stavraton of the last Byzantine Emperor, Constantine XI, was struck during the Turkishsiege of Constantinople in 1453. Gasvoda said.

The run of Roman Imperatorial coins, lots 480 to 576, is one of the most extensive offerings coveringthis period that CNG has ever brought to the block. It includes lot 482, an amazing denarius depicting the headof Pompey the Great with a reverse depicting a Roman war galley; lot 506, the first portrait silver denarius ofJulius Caesar struck in 44 BC, the first of nine portrait coins of the great dictator; lot 516, a gold aureus of Caesar's assassin Cassius Longinus; and lot 531, a gold aureus of Mark Antony and his wife Octavia, whom helater divorced to marry Cleopatra of Egypt. The section concludes with 32 of Antony's famous and popularLegionary denarii, including lot 565, the exceptionally rare LEG XVIIII.

The World section features a special collection of coins and medals relating to Madagascar formed byan English collector, highlighted by Lot 880, an extremely rare and important silver medal by Jean Warin forLouis XIV commemorating the French colonization of Madagascar.

British Highlights include an excellent run of Celtic coins, including many rare types, and a group ofthree superb Cunobelin Staters from the Borden Hoard, lots 918, 919 and 920.

Further British highlights include:

Lot 978, a high grade gold Sovereign of Elizabeth I, depicting the Tudor queen enthroned facing,holding the globe and scepter.

Lot 1076, an extremely rare pattern Crown of William IV struck in sterling silver on a heavy weight flan,graded PF 61 by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation.

This section also includes selections from the Malthouse Collection of English hammered and milledcoins, formed by two generations of an old English family in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. saidDavid Guest, CNG's British coin specialist.

CNG Feature Auction 123 will conclude Tuesday and Wednesday, May 23 and 24, starting at 9 am EDTeach day. The sessions will be conducted live and online via the firm's website, www.cngcoins.com.

Classical Numismatic Group LLC is the foremost U.S. numismatic firm dealing in Ancient, World andBritish coinage. It's recent Triton XXVI auction, held January 10-11, 2022 in New Work City, generated morethan $14 million in prices realized and set a world record for the highest auction price ever paid for a RomanImperial coin, $2.3 million for a magnificent 10-aureus medallion of the Emperor Diocletian (AD 284-305).

For more information about Feature Auction 123, to receive a printed catalog of the sale, or to inquireabout consigning to this sale and future Classical Numismatic Group auctions, write to CNG@cngcoins.com, orcall (717) 390-9194

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