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Crusaders. Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus, Henry II BI Denier. AD 1285-1324.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
✠ [hЄN]RI • RЄI • DЄ, cross pattée / ✠ IRL'm : ЄD ChIPR, rampant lion to left. Metcalf, Crusades 729; CCS 66a; Tziambazis 29 var. (pellets in quarters of cross). 0.74gr, 15mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine. Some areas of weakness.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 54, 28 February 2019, lot 1184. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Crusader States. Cyprus (Lusignan Kingdom), Hugh IV AR Gros. 1324-1359. Uncertain mint in Cyprus.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
ҺVGVЄ RЄI DЄ, King seated facing on throne decorated with lions, crowned, holding lis-tipped sceptre with his right hand and globus cruciger with his left; jewel hanging on chain around King's neck / ✠ IЄRUSA[...] Є D CҺIPR, cross of Jerusalem with square centre; crosses in each quarter part. Cf. Metcalf, Crusades 752; cf. CCS 68-69. 4.47gr, 26mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Crusader States. Cyprus (Lusignan Kingdom), Hugh IV AR Gros. 1324-1359. Famagusta mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
ҺVGVЄ RЄI DЄ, King seated facing on throne decorated with lions, crowned, holding lis-tipped sceptre with his right hand and globus cruciger with his left; B to left / ✠ IЄRUSA[...] Є D' CҺIPR, cross of Jerusalem with square centre; crosses in each quarter part. Cf. Metcalf, Crusades 756; cf. CCS 69. 4.49gr, 26mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Italian States, Genova (Genoa, Republic). Municipal Coinage BI Denaro. In the name of Conrad III, Holy Roman Emperor, 1160s-1170s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
✠ • IA • NV • A •, gateway with two arches / CVNRAD7 REX, cross potent. MIR 16; CNI 2/21. 0.41gr, 14mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Netherlands. Serain, Waleran II of Luxembourg, Lord of Ligny AR Esterlin. 1304-1353 and 1364-1366.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
✠ GVALЄR' DЄ LVSЄNB, crowned facing bust / MON-ЄTA SЄR-ЄNЄ, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. P.A. 6907; Mayhew 223; Weiller, Etr., 135. 1.29gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Found Suffolk, UK. -
Ottonians. Heinrich der Vogler (the Fowler), King of East Francia (Germany) AR Obole. 919-936. Verdun mint. In the type of Louis d'Outremer.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
RIX / Cross, pellet in third quarter. Cf. Depeyrot 1137 (for issue of Louis d'Outremer); cf. M&G 1622 and 1624 (same); Fécamp 8575. 1.07gr, 19mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
France, Provincial. Valence (Bishophric), Anonymous AR Denier. 12th-13th centuries AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
✠ VRBS VALENTIAI, angel with spread wings, resembling an eagle / ✠ S APOLLINARS, short cross pommée; annulet in fourth quarter. Duplessy, Féodales 2255. 0.94gr, 18mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
France, Kingdom. Philippe IV 'le Bel' (the Fair) AR Gros Tournois. 1285-1290.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
✠ BHDICTV ⁝ SIT ⁝ HOᙏЄ ⁝ DHI ⁝ ꞂRI ⁝ DЄI ⁝ IҺV. XPI in outer margin, ✠ PҺILIPPVS REX in inner margin, short cross pattée / ✠ TVROHVS CIVIS around châtel tournois within border of twelve lis. NGC graded GENUINE (#8230595-020).
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
France, Kingdom. Philippe IV 'le Bel' (the Fair) AR Gros Tournois. 1285-1290.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
✠ BNDICTV ⁝ SIT ⁝ NOᙏЄ ⁝ DNI ⁝ ꞂRI ⁝ DЄI ⁝ IҺV ⁝ XPI in outer margin, ✠ PҺILIPPVS (trefoil) REX in inner margin, short cross pattée / ✠ TVRONVS ஃ CIVIS around châtel tournois within border of twelve lis. NGC graded GENUINE (#8230595-024).
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Bronze Cast Ring or Wheel Money. Circa 3rd-2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Large ring with numerous knobs on outer surface. Cf. Victoor VII-4. 44.34gr, 55mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a Somerset, UK, gentleman. -
Babylonian Sphendonoid Hematite Weight of 5 Shekels. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Grain-shaped weight stone with flat base. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, p.137, 9. 46.11gr, 57mm x 19mm.
Condition as seen. With ring for holding or weight adjustment.
Acquired in the 1980s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1100 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Hare or rabbit crouching to right / Blank. Not in the standard references. 4.55gr, 20mm x 11mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex S collection, London, UK, deceased; formed 1970s-1990s.