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Portugal. Kingdom, Afonso V AE Ceitil. 1449-1457.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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. -
Spain. Isabel II AE 25 Cent de Real. Dated 1858.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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. -
East India Company. Admiral Gardner Shipwreck CU 20 Cash. Dated 1808.
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. -
East India Company. Admiral Gardner Shipwreck CU 10 Cash. Dated 1808.
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. -
India. British Colonial, Madras Presidency AR 2 Fanam. 1764-1807.
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. -
India. Kingdom of Mysore, Kanthirava Narasa Raja Wodeyar AV Fanam. 1638-1662.
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. -
Greece. Ionian Islands, British Administration CU Lepton. 1834-1862.
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). -
Greece. Ionian Islands, British Administration AR 30 Lepta. 1834-1862.
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). -
Sweden. Pomerania(?) AE 12mm. 17th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Legend around unidentified figure / Legend around crown. 0.43gr, 12mm.
Near Fine.
Found on various UK sites since 1974. Property of an Essex collector. -
Opening of Thames Tunnel WM Inauguration Medal. Time of Victoria, 1837-1901.
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. -
Austria. White Metal Calendar Medal of Hauptmünzamt Wien. Dated 1945.
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. -
United States of America AR Dollar. Dated 1922.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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.