NGC-certified French Rarity Expected to Sell for Six Figures in Heritage Sale

Seldom-seen gold rarities linked to French King Louis XV and Roman Emperor Maximinus I are among hundreds of world and ancient coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company® (NGC®) that are being offered by Heritage Auctions. Bidding is already underway for the ANA World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature Auction #3118, which will take place August 15-17, 2024.

The top NGC-certified coin in the sale is a France 1740A Gold Ecu graded NGC PF 62 and pedigreed to The Paramount Collection (lot 33119), with an estimate of $100,000 to $200,000. Featuring the bust of King Louis VX of France, this gold coin is extremely rare and coveted by collectors of European numismatics. Ascending the throne at only five years old after his father's death, Louis XV reigned over France for almost six decades from 1715 to 1774. According to the auction house, fewer than 10 of these coins are believed to exist today, and the NGC Census contains only three examples.

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Another NGC highlight in the auction is a Roman Empire, Maximinus I AD 235-238 Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients Ch XF★, 5/5 Strike and 3/5 Surface (lot 33077), with an estimate of $100,000 to $150,000. This rarity was struck under Emperor Maximinus I, who ruled for only three years before he was murdered — the same fate as the four emperors before him. Only four examples of this coin have gone to auction in the last two decades, according to the auction house.

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Other NGC-certified highlights in the auction include:

• an England 1692 5 Guineas graded NGC MS 63 (lot 33165), with an estimate of $100,000 to $150,000
• a Roman Empire, Vespasian AD 69-79 Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients MS, 5/5 Strike and 2/5 Surface (lot 33058), with an estimate of $80,000 to $120,000
• a Germany 1640 Bavaria 5 Ducat graded NGC MS 64 (lot 33131), with an estimate of $60,000 to $80,000
• a Great Britain 1826 5 Pounds graded NGC PF 62 Cameo (lot 33177), with an estimate of $60,000 to $80,000
• a Sicily, Siculo-Punic c.264-260 BC Silver 5 Shekels graded NGC Ancients XF, 5/5 Strike and 3/5 Surface with Fine Style (lot 33007), with an estimate of $50,000 to $80,000
• a Roman Imperatorial, Cleopatra VII and Marc Antony c.36 BC Silver Tetradrachm graded NGC Ancients Ch AU, 4/5 Strike and 4/5 Surface (lot 33040), with an estimate of $50,000 to $80,000
• a Roman Empire, Gordian III AD 238-244 Base Metal Medallion graded NGC Ancients Ch VF, 4/5 Strike and 3/5 Surface with Fine Style (lot 33078), with an estimate of $50,000 to $75,000
• a Roman Empire, Otho AD 69 Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients Ch F, 5/5 Strike and 3/5 Surface (lot 33055), with an estimate of $56,000 to $70,000
• a Zeugitana, Carthage c.270-260 BC Gold Trihemistater graded NGC Ancients Ch AU★, 5/5 Strike and 4/5 Surface with Fine Style (lot 33008), with an estimate of $50,000 to $70,000
• a Roman Empire, Vespasian AD 69-79 Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients Ch AU★, 5/5 Strike and 4/5 Surface (lot 33059), with an estimate of $50,000 to $60,000

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