Lot 51: Bar Kokhba Revolt

JUDAEA. Bar Kokhba Revolt. 132-135 C.E. AR zuz, overstruck on a denarius of Galba. 3.58 gm. 19 mm. Dated year 2 (133/4 C.E.). Grape bunch on vine / Palm frond. Hendin (5th ed.) 1394 corr. (rev. type). Mildenberg 40.5 (O7/R12'; this coin). Meshorer 248. Undertype: RIC I 232. RSC 240. Extremely Fine; beautiful lustrous lightly iridescent tone; crisply struck, with design and undertype both clearly visible: outline of bust on obverse oriented towards 6' (180 degree rotation), portions of legend including clear name of Galba visible outside dotted circle on both sides. Scattered deposits visible in 2004 Heritage photo have since been carefully removed, the only minimal traces in hand being slight variation in toning. Rare. Exceptional coin.

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E-Auction 44 Lot 51(https://davcoin.com/lot/e-auction-44-lot-51)

Lot 103: Burgred Penny

ANGLO-SAXON. Kings of Mercia. Burgred. 852-874. AR penny. 1.28 gm. 20.5 mm. Eanred, moneyer. Circa 855-858/60. Bust right, large annulet with pellet eye; +BVRGRED REX around (MacKay V50) / MON above within a closed lunette, ETA below within an inverted lunette, +EANRED across the center. S. 942 E. N. 423. MacKay variety P2. Extremely Fine; as made, well centered and well struck.

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Lot 176: Aylesbury Anti-Slavery Halfpenny Token

Buckinghamshire 7c. Aylesbury (Scarce). (ANTI-SLAVERY ISSUE). Copper halfpenny. 9.63 gm. 29.5 mm. By James. 1796. Laureate bust of William III right; TO THE FRIENDS FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY / A radiant cap of Liberty on a pole, four flags; AYLESBURY TOKEN above, 1796 below. Plain edge. Brown Uncirculated; luster traces; minor flan irregularities and rust on the die, elements present before the strike; a notably strong strike for this issue.

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Lot 183: Middlesex Christ's Hospital Six Pence

Middlesex 2Bis (discovery piece, extremely rare). Christ's Hospital. (1800). Copper six pence. 12.19 gm. 28 mm. Octagonal. C H monogram with solid strokes and lacking a date / SIX PENCE. As made; toned with substantial red evident. A discovery from the "Baldwin Basement" holdings; unpublished before the Davisson 1990 update edition of D&H (illustrated there).

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Lot 238: Kaiu Chau German Colony

CHINA. Kaiu Chau under Wilhelm I of Germany. (The German colony of Kiachow). Five cents (nickel). 2.93 gm. 18.5 mm. German eagle, outspread wings; DEUTSCH KIAUTSCHOU GEBIET 1909 around / "German Coin" in Chinese within a beaded circle; "Tsingtao" and "5 Cents" in Chinese. Kann 873. Good Extremely Fine; lustrous. According to Kann, Germany issued these two coin denominations for their use in the colony because of "the vicissitudes of Chinese 'small coin.'"

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Lot 290: Death of Princess Augusta Medal

GREAT BRITAIN. Death of Princess Augusta. Æ. 14.51 gm. 33 mm. By T. Lang. 1772. Draped bust of Princess right / Phoenix arising from flames. BHM 159. Good Extremely Fine.

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E-Auction 44 Lot 290(https://davcoin.com/lot/e-auction-44-lot-290)

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
DAVISSON'S E-AUCTION 44(https://www.coinbooks.org/v25/esylum_v25n31a18.html)
A BRONZE FOLLIS OF ANASTASIUS(https://www.coinbooks.org/v25/esylum_v25n33a24.html)