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Lisboa mint. Group 3. ⧾ AD[IVT]ORI[VM И]OST, castle with seven double inner columns and towers formed by square elements; turrets with four battlements; all over concavous waves / [⧾ ALF]OИSVS : QVIИ[TI], Portuguese coat of arms (3rd type) surrounded by loose crosses. Cf. Magro A5 2.5; cf. Vaz, Portugal A5.122. 1.45gr, 20mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
Found on various UK sites since 1974; Property of an Essex collector.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
Found on various UK sites since 1974; Property of an Essex collector.
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Design by Luis Marchionni Hombrón. ISABEL 2A. POR LA G· DE DIOS Y LA CONST·, laureate head to right, date below / REINA DE LAS ESPAÑAS, UN C.LLO across fields, 25 CENT· DE REAL beneath crowned coat of arms of Spain within wreath. KM 615; Cal. 587. 9.57gr, 26mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
.jpg "East India Company. Admiral Gardner Shipwreck CU 20 Cash.")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
EAST INDIA COMPANY, arms of the East India Company, date below / Persian legend, XX.CASH. in exergue. Stevens 5.122; Pridmore 198; KM 321. 9.06gr, 31mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020); collector's ticket included. From wreck of the Admiral Gardner.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020); collector's ticket included. From wreck of the Admiral Gardner.
.jpg "East India Company. Admiral Gardner Shipwreck CU 10 Cash.")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
EAST INDIA COMPANY, arms of the East India Company, date below / Persian legend, X.CASH. in exergue. KM 319. 4.39gr, 25mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020); collector's ticket included. From wreck of the Admiral Gardner.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020); collector's ticket included. From wreck of the Admiral Gardner.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Madras mint. [Interlocked 'C's monogram] / Vishnu facing. KM 308. 1.75gr, 11mm.
Very Fine.
Found Tendring, Essex. Property of an Essex gentleman.
Very Fine.
Found Tendring, Essex. Property of an Essex gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Narasimha seated in Yogabandha posture, holding chakra in each upper hand / Crude legend in Karanese. KM C212; cf. Mitchiner 310. 0.37gr, 6mm, 3h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Dated 1851. Design by William Wyon. BRITANNIA., Britannia seated to right with shield and trident / ΙΟΝΙΚΟΝ ΚΡΑΤΟΣ, winged lion of St. Mark facing to left holding Bible and seven arrows; date below. KM 34. 1.81gr, 16mm, 6h.
Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
London mint. Dated 1862. ΙΟΝΙΚΟΝ ΚΡΑΤΟΣ.; denomination within oak wreath; date below / BRITANNIA., Britannia seated to right with shield and trident. KM 35. 1.39gr, 16mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
Legend around unidentified figure / Legend around crown. 0.43gr, 12mm.
Near Fine.
Found on various UK sites since 1974. Property of an Essex collector.
Near Fine.
Found on various UK sites since 1974. Property of an Essex collector.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Dually dated 1824 and 1842. Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, engineer (1769-1849). Designs by Joseph Davis. Commemorative issue of opening of Thames Tunnel. SIR ISAMBART MARC BRUNEL, F. R. S. & c., bare head to left; small DAVIS BIRM. beneath truncation / View of the Thames Tunnel; above, ROTHERHITHE ENTRANCE; in exergue, THAMES TUNNEL 1200 FEET LONG COMMENCED 1824 • COMPLETED 1842 76 FEET BELOW HIGH WATER. COST L.450000. SIR I • M • BRUNEL ENGINEER • in five lines. Eimer -; BHM 2080. 27.19gr, 44mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
Near Extremely Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Design by Welz. Jupiter reclining to left with legs crossed, holding eagle with wings spread to right with his right hand and globe with his left; comet star in left field, sun and thunderbolts below; around, the twelve signs of the Zodiac / Calendar with Sundays of 1945. Strothotte 1945-3. 17.29gr, 40mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Philadelphia mint. Peace type. Design by Anthony de Francisci. LIBERTY, head of Liberty to left, wearing radiate headband, IN GOD WE TRUST across fields; date below / UNITED • STATES • OF • AMERICA E • PLURIBUS UNUM, eagle standing to right on rock, wings closed, seen from rear, branch in talons, rays behind, PEACE below; ONE DOLLAR across fields. KM 150. 26.66gr, 38mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
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