The January 2016 NYINC Auction

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The January 2016 NYINC Auction
Ancient Coins, World Coins
& Paper Money
January 8, 9, 12 & 13, 2016
Waldorf Astoria Hotel • New York, NY
An Official Auction of the NYINC
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
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Stack’s Bowers Galleries presents
Th e January 2016 NYINC Auction
Ancients, World Coins & Paper Money
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Waldorf Astoria Hotel
301 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022
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Featuring
Th e Lennart Philipson Collection
of Swedish Coins
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The January 2016 NYINC Auction
January 8, 9, 12 & 13, 2016
Lot Viewing
Lot Viewing will be conducted in the Santa Ana, CA offices (by appointment only): December 15-18 & 21
Lot Viewing will be conducted in the NY offices: (by appointment only): December 29-31 & January 2-4
Lot Viewing will be conducted at the Waldorf Astoria in the Morgan Suite (18th Floor), as follows:
Wednesday, January 6 Thursday, January 7 Friday, January 8 Saturday, January 9
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET
Auction Location
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
301 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022
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Auction Details
Session A Session B Session C Session D ** Session E **
Friday, January 8 Saturday, January 9 Saturday, January 9 Internet Only Coins Part 1 Internet Only Coins Part 2
6:30 PM ET 9:00 AM ET 6:30 PM ET Live Internet Bidding Begins Live Internet Bidding Begins
Ancient Coins World Paper Money World Coins Tuesday, January 12 Wednesday, January 13
Lots 30001-30204 Lots 50001-50219 German East Africa to End 10:00 AM PT 10:00 AM PT
Coins of Sweden Lots 41001 - 41521 Ancient Coins World Coins
Lots 40001-40101 Lots 31001-31231 Islamic Kingdom
to Mixed Lots
World Coins World Coins
Afghanistan to France Afghanistan to Ireland Lots 42534-43169
Lots 40102-40374 Lots 42001- 42533
Session F **
Internet Only
Live Internet Bidding Begins
** Please refer to our other January 2016 NYINC auction catalog for a listing of Internet-Only Immediately Following the
Sessions D, E & F.View our entire auction schedule online at StacksBowers.com. Conclusion of Session E
World Paper Money
Lots 51001- 51129
Lot Pickup
Lot Pickup will be conducted at the Waldorf Astoria in the Morgan Suite (18th Floor), as follows:
Saturday, January 9 Sunday, January 10
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET 9:00 AM – 12 Noon ET
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Dates, times and locations are subject to change.
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Stack’s Bowers Galleries
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Cataloged by: Richard Ponterio, Kyle Ponterio, Todd McKenna,
Chris Chatigny, Bruce Walker, Steve Tureen, Matthew Quinn and Aris Margoudakis.
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Happy New Year and Welcome to New York!
Stack’s Bowers Galleries is pleased to present our Official Session B features 219 lots of world banknotes and starts at
Auction for the 2016 New York International Numismatic 9:00 in the morning on Saturday, January 9. A long dormant
Convention. For over four decades the NYINC has been at specialty, in recent years, the collecting of world banknotes
the forefront of world and ancient numismatics, drawing has come into its own, and we are pleased to present a diverse
enthusiasts from all corners of the globe. Collectors and offering of important notes in all areas, including specimen
dealers alike descend upon Manhattan’s Waldorf-Astoria and issued notes.
Hotel for a weeklong numismatic extravaganza. To those of
The final Showcase session, Session C will begin at 6:30 on
you who will be attending in person, we welcome you to the
the evening of Saturday, January 9, and will encompass 521
Big Apple.
lots of world coins, representing German East Africa to
As in years past, we are proud to offer a “collector’s sale,” Zanzibar. Specialists will be drawn to a selection of multiple
featuring several specialized collections full of collector- or Loser-Talers of the Brunswick Duchies in Germany. A
oriented coins. Our Showcase Auction is presented in three large and diverse offering of Russian delicacies will attract
sessions, and our World and Ancient Coin Internet-only much attention from advanced collectors and specialists
sessions, is presented in a separate catalog. Throughout the looking to add noted rarities to their holdings.
pages of both volumes, you will encounter many wonderful
Again, we welcome you to New York. If you are unable to
coins for inclusion in your cabinet!
attend the convention, remember you can bid via mail, fax,
Our auction begins with Session A at 6:30 on the evening of phone (live during the sale with advance arrangements),
Friday, January 8, 2016. The session begins with 204 lots of online prior to the sale and on the Internet during the
coins of the ancient world, focused primarily on Greek and sessions, using our fully integrated live bidding system at
Roman issues. We are pleased to offer Part III of the Syracuse Stacksbowers.com. To our consignors, we extend our sincere
Collection, a cabinet of ancient coins that was assembled gratitude for entrusting your coins, banknotes and medals
over the last few decades; the first two parts of the collection to our sale. To our bidders, we say good luck in advance.
were offered in our January 2011 and July 2011 auctions.

Among other consignments is a selection of decadrachms
of Syracuse, often considered among the most beautiful
and desirable coins ever produced. Ancient Roman aureii
representing different emperors will also attract spirited
bidding from specialists. Session A continues with a special
section of the coins of Sweden, anchored by the Lennart
Philipson Collection, one of the most in depth offerings of Richard Ponterio
this Scandinavian nation’s coins we have had the pleasure Executive Vice President
to present. The collection will garner much attention
from specialists when these prized rarities cross the block.
Following the Philipson Collection, we conclude Session A
with world coins from Afghanistan to France, a selection of
over 270 coins and medals in gold, silver and other metals.
This section features a strong selection of Czechoslovakian
gold issues, highlighted by the Groh Collection. As in years
past, we have a nice grouping of gold coins from Albania,
Brazil, Bolivia, Chile and Colombia.
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Th e Lennart Philipson Collection of Swedish Coins
Lennart Philipson was born in Stockholm, Sweden, in Affi nity for his homeland and memories of his grandfather,
1933. His father was a civil engineer, employed by the State Th or Bäckström (an avid coin collector), led Mr. Philipson
electrical board. Th e family relocated to Motala when his to start a Swedish type collection. His fi rst Swedish
father was transferred and Lennart spent his youth studying acquisition was a Gustav Wasa one riksdaler of 1543. While
languages, graduating from junior college with English, this piece was not the nicest example, it started him off on
German, French, Latin and, of course, Swedish. Aft er this challenging undertaking, made especially diffi cult as he
graduation Mr. Philipson went on to military service, acting was living thousands of miles away in Mexico.
as an infantry grenade launcher and rising to the rank of
Mr. Philipson notes: “Now, at the tender age of 82 I have
sergeant. Aft er completing his service, he attended hotel
decided to sell my diff erent collections. My friend, Rick
school in Lausanne, Switzerland from 1955 to 1957. In 1957
Ponterio has done excellent work for this sale. I thank him
he moved to Mexico where he was employed in the hotel
and his crew for all their eff orts in cataloging my diff erent
and restaurant business.
thalers, schillings, ducats, and crowns from Sweden.”
Mr. Philipson began collecting art in 1964 and in 1973 he
purchased his fi rst coin: a Charles and Iohana one real from
the 16th century. He became fascinated with the diff erent
epochs of Mexican numismatics. Aft er experiencing several
devaluations of the Mexican peso, Mr. Philipson decided to
open his own store buying and selling coins.
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Highlights from the January 2016 NYINC Auction

Lot 30169 TRAJAN, A.D. 98-117. AV Aureus (7.15 gms),
Rome Mint, ca. A.D. 112-114.
NGC AU, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5. Fine Style.

Lot 30023 SICILY. Syracuse. Dionysios I, 406-367 B.C.
AR Decadrachm (41.15 gms), ca. 405-400 B.C.
NGC Ch AU, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5. Fine Style.

Lot 30089 MYSIA. Cyzicus. EL Stater (16.07 gms), ca.
550-475 B.C. NGC Ch EF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 5/5. Lot 40275 COLOMBIA. 16 Peso, 1840-RS. Bogota Mint.
PCGS MS-62.

Lot 40290 CUBA. 2 Peso, 1916.
Lot 30115 JUDAEA. First Jewish War, A.D. 66-70.
PCGS PROOF-62 CAMEO Secure Holder.
AR Shekel (13.59 gms), Year 2 (A.D. 67-68).
NGC AU, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 5/5.

Lot 41001 GERMAN EAST AFRICA.
15 Rupien, 1916-T. NGC MS-64.

Lot 30140 PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphus,
285-246 B.C. AR Decadrachm (33.88 gms), Alexandria Mint, ca.
265-241 B.C. NGC EF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 2/5. Smoothing.

Lot 30150 JULIUS CAESAR. AV Aureus (8.00 gms),
Rome Mint, ca. 46 B.C. NGC Ch EF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5.
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