On 25 and 26 October 2024, Gadoury will hold two auction sales. The second one contains numerous remarkable individual pieces. You can look forward to rarities from antiquity, China, France, Great Britain and Italy as well as a small run of US coins.

After the auction on 25 October 2024 presenting seven collections, another auction sale will be held by Éditions Victor Gadoury on 26 October 2024 featuring about 870 lots with interesting individual pieces.

Ancient Coins

The auction starts with a small series of Greek coins. Next are interesting pieces of the Roman civil war between Caesar, his successors, and the representatives of the Senate. The highlight is an extremely rare denarius from 42 BC, minted on behalf Brutus in the month prior to the Battle of Philippi.

Those interested in Roman aurei will find a rich selection of above-average quality at Gadoury's. Even if we can only present one example at this point, a closer look is definitely worth it.

Coins of the Holy Roman Empire

A small selection of about 30 lots with coins from Monaco is followed by world coins. Albania is followed by Germany - Allemagne in French - with some interesting gold coins, including a 5-fold ducat with the portrait of the Great Elector. The provenance of this piece issued in 1656 under Frederick William of Brandenburg can be traced back to 1904.

In addition, there is a small interesting series of gold coins form Nuremberg. As an example, we present a triple lamb ducat of 1703.

Two Rarities from China

Gadoury offers as many as two Chinese rarities at once. The first one is a 1912 dollar from the mint of Wuchang, depicting on the obverse the portrait of the Chinese statesman Li Yuanhong. It is the rare variety showing Li with military cap. This precious Chinese coin was graded MS65 by PCGS.

A second piece, graded MS63 by the new French grading firm GENI, depicts the portrait of Duan Qirui, Li Yuanhong's great rival, from the front. The dollar was minted in 1924 in Tientsin, today's Tianjin.

Issues from the Spanish Empire

In 1871, only 25 specimens of this rare gold coin of 100 pesetas were minted. This makes the coin a numismatic treasure. Overall, Gadoury has much on offer for all those who are interested in coins of the Hispanic world. 20 lots are from Spain; 32 lots from Mexico and 28 pieces - including numerous gold coins from the 20th century - from Peru.

France: One of Gadoury's Specialties

Collectors of French coins are well familiar with the Gadoury auction house since it is the publisher of the most important catalogues on French numismatics of the same name. So it is no surprise that Gadoury also specialises in French coins when it comes to selling coins. From the Merovingians up to 2014, from rare fractional pieces to extensive series of gold coins of the Latin Monetary Union, both royal and féodal - there is hardly a field that will not be covered by the 168 lots with French coins in Gadoury's autumn sale.

Special highlights are an undated gold medal of the chamber of commerce of Lyon with the portrait of Louis XIV, an essai for the visit of the First Consul Napoleon to the Paris mint in 1803, and an essai of 100 francs in gold by Domard from 1831, graded PROOF64 TOP POP by PCGS.

A Gold Pattern for William IV

From the same year - 1831 - is a pattern for the British 5-pound piece issued with the portrait of William IV. Only 6 to 10 specimens of this piece are known of!

Another of Gadoury's Specialties: Italy

Those who regularly study Gadoury's catalogues will know that they do not only specialise in France but also in Italy. And, in fact, once again the auction house presents a wealth of rarities from the various states of the Italian Boot.

At this point, we would like to mention the double ducat from Milan with the splendid renaissance portrait of Louis XII of France, the extremely rare gold medal by Pope Pius VIII, the just as rare zecchino by Francesco Contarini, who did not even remained Doge of Venice for three months, and the extremely rare, perfectly preserved and historically important 10-fold scudi d'oro showing Carlo Emanuele II, Duke of Savoy, with his mother Christine of France.

Of course, experts will also find a rich selection of coins from the Casa Savoia. But see for yourself!

Peter III and His Rare 10-Fold Gold Rouble

Among the 68 lots with Russian coins - including numerous gold coins from the 19th century - is one of the great rarities of Russian numismatics: the 10-fold rouble by Peter III, minted in 1762 in Saint Petersburg. Only 25,876 specimens were minted and many of them were probably melted down again. The reverse shows the coats of arms of the various territories ruled by the Tsar, not only Moscow and western Russia, but also Astrakhan, Kazan and Siberia, which offered promising new economic opportunities in the mid-18th century.

Gold Coins from the United States of America

Gold coins from the United States of America are the last large chapter in Gadoury's auction sale. 121 lots, including mostly 20-dollar pieces of the Liberty type, are waiting for new owners. All coins were graded by PCGS, are from various mints and different years and thus present an ideal opportunity for investors who want to put money into US gold objects.

Please also take a look at our first auction preview with coins from seven different collections.

You can order the catalogue at MAISON GADOURY NUMISMATIQUE, 57, rue Grimaldi, 98000 Monaco; phone: +377 93 25 12 96; fax: +377 93 50 13 39; email: contact@gadoury.com.

You can find the catalogue online at auction.gadoury.com, www.sixbid.com and www.numisbids.com. Of course, it is also possible to bid live on your computer at home via www.biddr.ch!

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
GADOURY OCTOBER 25-26, 2024 SALE, PART I(https://www.coinbooks.org/v27/esylum_v27n33a23.html)