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<p>[QUOTE="rrdenarius, post: 8334386, member: 75525"]I was born in MCMLIII. I think most here would translate that to 1953. </p><p>Descriptions of two of the lots. [USER=118540]@sand[/USER] gave links above</p><blockquote><p>10X - Lot 245. LATIUM, Rome. Circa 215-211 BC. Æ aes grave decussis (708 g). Head of Roma left, wearing Phrygian helmet, X behind / Prow of galley left, X above. Green patina with darker and lighter tones. An extremely rare and intriguing piece. ICC 100, Crawford 41/1, Sydenham 98, Ex Monnaies et Medallies, auction 52, 1975, lot 296; Ex S. Weintraub Collection; Ex Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection; Ex Sotheby's, New York, Sale 19.06.1990, lot 117 Grade: 1+. kr2,050,000.00, 19 bids</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bronze cake - Lot 227. CENTRAL ITALY, uncertain mint. 6th - 4th century BC. Æ aes formatum = 80 asses (20500 g). Complete circular lump, shaped as trucated cone. Attractive light green patina. Some patches with active corrosion. The reverse has an inscription with permanent marker done by the previous owner. Extremely rare and of great historical importance. ICC p. 84, Cf. Haeberlin pl. 3, 8, Münzen und Medallien, Basel, and Classical Numismatic Group, Pennsylvania, 1990 - private sales; Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, auction 10, 09.04.1997, lot 266. kr500,000.00, 2 bids</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>the RR section of the auction had - </p><p>9 aes grave, all sold, second highest hammer was 36000 NOK for an As</p><p>13 aes rude & bar pieces, hammered at 1000 to 100000 NOK, 4 went unsold</p><p><br /></p><p>A video of the 10X coin is impressive!!! The white glove person was not familiar enough with cast bronze coins to know they are medal turn (12 H).</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MfkBxXm5fw" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MfkBxXm5fw" rel="nofollow">Lot 245, The Schøyen Collection 6th of May 2022 - YouTube</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The catalog on this sale had an interesting introduction of the seller. Part is copied below:</p><blockquote><p>I decided ... to study and collect Roman coins at the age of 15. None were for sale in Norway at the time, but when traveling with my parents through Germany in July 1956, we stayed overnight in Hamburg, and I got my</p><p>first chance.....</p><p>The next year my parents did not travel so I went on a two weeks bicycle tour through Denmark to Copenhagen where I obtained from Johan Chr. Holm, my first Greek coin. This was a tetradrachm from Athens, the famous «Owl» with Athena on the obverse, familiar to everyone collecting ancient coins.</p></blockquote><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rrdenarius, post: 8334386, member: 75525"]I was born in MCMLIII. I think most here would translate that to 1953. Descriptions of two of the lots. [USER=118540]@sand[/USER] gave links above [INDENT]10X - Lot 245. LATIUM, Rome. Circa 215-211 BC. Æ aes grave decussis (708 g). Head of Roma left, wearing Phrygian helmet, X behind / Prow of galley left, X above. Green patina with darker and lighter tones. An extremely rare and intriguing piece. ICC 100, Crawford 41/1, Sydenham 98, Ex Monnaies et Medallies, auction 52, 1975, lot 296; Ex S. Weintraub Collection; Ex Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection; Ex Sotheby's, New York, Sale 19.06.1990, lot 117 Grade: 1+. kr2,050,000.00, 19 bids Bronze cake - Lot 227. CENTRAL ITALY, uncertain mint. 6th - 4th century BC. Æ aes formatum = 80 asses (20500 g). Complete circular lump, shaped as trucated cone. Attractive light green patina. Some patches with active corrosion. The reverse has an inscription with permanent marker done by the previous owner. Extremely rare and of great historical importance. ICC p. 84, Cf. Haeberlin pl. 3, 8, Münzen und Medallien, Basel, and Classical Numismatic Group, Pennsylvania, 1990 - private sales; Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, auction 10, 09.04.1997, lot 266. kr500,000.00, 2 bids[/INDENT] the RR section of the auction had - 9 aes grave, all sold, second highest hammer was 36000 NOK for an As 13 aes rude & bar pieces, hammered at 1000 to 100000 NOK, 4 went unsold A video of the 10X coin is impressive!!! The white glove person was not familiar enough with cast bronze coins to know they are medal turn (12 H). [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MfkBxXm5fw']Lot 245, The Schøyen Collection 6th of May 2022 - YouTube[/URL] The catalog on this sale had an interesting introduction of the seller. Part is copied below: [INDENT]I decided ... to study and collect Roman coins at the age of 15. None were for sale in Norway at the time, but when traveling with my parents through Germany in July 1956, we stayed overnight in Hamburg, and I got my first chance..... The next year my parents did not travel so I went on a two weeks bicycle tour through Denmark to Copenhagen where I obtained from Johan Chr. Holm, my first Greek coin. This was a tetradrachm from Athens, the famous «Owl» with Athena on the obverse, familiar to everyone collecting ancient coins.[/INDENT][/QUOTE]
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