More than 500 coins, arranged in chronological order, illustrating the history of Romania, are being sold in an auction dedicated to Romanian numismatics. “Auction of an almost complete numismatic collection” tells about several eras of coins circulating on the territory of Romania, witnesses of the rise and fall of empires, the formation of Romanian states, the declaration of independence, the formation of the Kingdom. Romania, having reached the so-called golden age.

The October 11th auction will feature coins in fine, very fine or mint condition, with no fewer than 28 coins classified as the highest grade (the best-known condition for a reference coin), 123 silver coins and 23 gold coins.

An issue of great importance in the field of numismatics is the 5 lei coin of 1881 with six stars and six rays on the edge. This is the rarest version of coins with such a denomination, which is considered a benchmark for Romanian numismatics by Romanian and international experts. A rare silver coin in good condition has a starting price of €4,000 (based on a market value of €15,000-20,000). Other items that are in high demand among collectors and numismatic researchers, regardless of whether they have flaws or mint defects, are two variants of the 1883 5 Lei coin, classified as “uncirculated”, with MS 62. Starting price for Option only 100 euros.

The value of a coin is determined by its age, rarity of the series, condition of preservation, and the event or person it depicts. An example of this is the 1922 100 lei coin, MS 62 (mint state) in gold, featuring the figure of King Ferdinand I of Romania, which has a starting price of €5,000 and is one of the most valuable coins in the world. auction. At the same time, the auction also presents a series of gold coins from 1906, an exceptional historical year in terms of royalty, which is the jubilee moment of the 40th anniversary of the reign of the first king of Romania.

Auctions dedicated to Romanian numismatics, organized by the auction house A10 by Artmark, are not only an opportunity to put some rare coins into circulation, but especially in these first years of transparent promotion of some Romanian coin collections to the market, the first stage in the development of the Romanian profile market, and for Romanian and foreign collectors, the possibility of initial purchase of some coins, the liquidity of which will increase in the coming years, along with their investment, in accordance with the modern organization of the market.

From Monday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., the coin collection can be seen in the Česianu-Rakovice Palace. The event on October 11 at 19:00 will be held in a hybrid format: online on the Artmark Live 2.0 platform and in auction hall A10 of the Artmark Auction House on CA Rosetti Street, nr. 5.

Exhibition of an almost complete numismatic collection

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