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[[Image:SB525-74392o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers May 2025 Collectors Choice Online Auction, lot 74392]]
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This specimen was lot 74392 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $1,680. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Bulgaria|BULGARIA]]. 100 Leva, 2013. Sofia Mint. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo." St. Constantine and St. Helena are featured on this NCLT. Constantine (272-337 AD, r. 306-337) was the emperor who converted the Roman Empire to Christianity and St. Helena (c. 246-330 AD) was his mother. This NCLT was struck after the fall of communism and after the currency was reformed (1000 old leva = 1 new lev). 

''Recorded mintage'': 2,000.

''Specification'': 8.64 g, 0.999 fine gold, 24 mm diameter, AGW: 0.2775 oz, plain edge, designed by Mihaela Kamenova.

''Catalog reference'': Fr-43; KM-327. 

''[[Bibliography|Sources]]'':
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''May 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction: Ancient & World Coins, featuring selections from the Sydney F. Martin Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

''Link to:''
* [[Bulgaria 2004 10 leva KM-270|2004 10 leva, 100th Anniversary of the National Theater]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 2013]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2025 Collectors Choice sale]]