Heritage Offers Rare Roman Medallion Certified by NGC Ancients

Heritage Auctions is offering over 1,200 world and ancient coins — including a great rarity from an ill-fated Roman emperor — that are certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company™ (NGC). Bidding is already underway for the World and Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature Auction 3102, to be held November 2-4, 2022.

With an estimate of $100,000 to $200,000, the top lot in the auction is a Roman Empire, Maxentius AD 307-312 Gold Medallion graded NGC Ancients MS, 5/5 Strike and 2/5 Surface, with Fine Style, pedigreed to the Paramount Collection (lot 31063). Heritage suggests this medallion was issued to commemorate the restoration of the temple of Urbis Veneris, which was damaged by a fire in AD 307. Parts of this structure remain standing today. Maxentius ruled only six years before he died in battle against Emperor Constantine I at the famous Battle of the Milvian Bridge on October 28, AD 312.

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Other NGC-certified coins featured in this auction include:

• a Roman Empire, Vitellius AD 69 Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients Ch XF, 5/5 Strike and 3/5 Surface (lot 31043) with an estimate of $70,000 to $100,000
• a Great Britain 2021 1 Kilogram Gothic Crown Gold 1000 Pounds graded NGC PF 70 Ultra Cameo (lot 31130) with an estimate of $60,000 to $80,000
• a Roman Imperatorial, Octavian & Divus Julius Caesar circa 43 B.C. Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients Ch F, 4/5 Strike and 2/5 Surface and pedigreed to the Historical Scholar Collection (lot 31039) with an estimate of $50,000 to $75,000
• a Roman Empire, Claudius II AD 268-270 Gold Medallion graded NGC Ancients Ch VF, 4/5 Strike and 2/5 Surface with Fine Style (lot 31060) with an estimate of $50,000 to $75,000
• a Germany 1698 GFN Nurnberg City View 5 Ducats graded NGC MS 62 (lot 31090) with an estimate of $40,000 to $60,000
• an Argentina 1845 RB La Rioja 8 Escudos graded NGC MS 63 (lot 31067) with an estimate of $30,000 to $40,000
• a Sicily, Siculo-Punic c.264-260 BC Silver 5-Shekels graded NGC Ancients Ch XF, 5/5 Strike and 2/5 Surface (lot 31002) with an estimate of $30,000 to $40,000
• a Roman Empire, Septimius Severus AD 193-211 Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients Ch MS, 5/5 Strike and 5/5 Surface, with Fine Style (lot 31054) with an estimate of $30,000 to $40,000
• a Roman Empire, Diocletian, AD 284-305 Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients Ch MS, 5/5 Strike and 4/5 Surface (lot 31061) with an estimate of $25,000 to $30,000
• a Roman Empire, Galba AD 68-69 Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients VF, 5/5 Strike and 3/5 Surface with Fine Style (lot 31042) with an estimate of $24,000 to $30,000
• a Poland 1833 KG 25 Zlotych graded NGC MS 61 (lot 31165) with an estimate of $8,000 to $12,000

All estimates are provided by the auction house. The $ symbol represents US Dollars.