Various types. 3.54gr total.

Condition as seen.

From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.

ISABEL 2A POR LA G· DE DIOS Y LA CONST·, laureate head of Queen Isabella II to right, date below / REINA DE LA ESPAÑAS, crowned coat of arms of Spain with Pillars of Hercules; denomination below. Edge inscription: LEY PATRIA REY. For prototype: KM 609. 20.34gr, 37mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine.

From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.

Crossed brashes with lotus flowers surrounded by Chinese ideograms / Greek design. 25.64gr, 42mm, 12h.

Condition as seen.

Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.

Four columns of four Chinese ideograms each, read vertically from right to left / Four columns of four Chinese ideograms each, read vertically from right to left. Year 6 of Xianfeng (1856). For prototype: Kann 900; L&M 589. 29.17gr, 41mm, 12h.

Condition as seen.

Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.

Four Chinese ideograms above a monogram-like signature / Two Chinese ideograms side-by-side with two more below. 25.98gr, 38mm, 12h.

Condition as seen.

Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.

Designs by Josef Tautenhayn and Franz Gaul. FRANZ JOSEPH I · V · G · G · KAISER V · OESTERREICH, laureate head to right; A (mintmark) below / EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFEUND FEIN, crowned imperial eagle; date below. Edge inscription: MIT VEREINTEN KRAEFTEN. KM 2245; Davenport ECT 26. 18.35gr, 33mm, 12h.

Very Fine.

From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.

M · THERESIA · D · G · R · IMP · HU · BO · REG ·, veilied and crowned bust of Empress Maria Theresia of Habsburg to right; S · F · below / ARCHID · AVST · DUX · BURG · CO · TYR · 1780 · ☓, coat of arms of Maria Theresia on double-crowned shield divided into four fields representing Hungary, Bohemia, Burgundy, and Burgau (Günzburg); crowned inner shield with coat of arms of Austria; supported by crowned and nimbate double-headed eagle. Edge inscription: IUSTITIA ET CLEMENTIA. KM T1; Yeoman 55; Gigante 2. 27.93gr, 41mm, 12h.

Uncirculated.

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

The Maria Theresia Taler was originally struck in Austria between 1740 and 1780. It was the circulating currency of the Holy Roman Empire and its dominions, and it was one of the most important trade coins in Europe and the world. After the death of Maria Theresia in 1780, the coin continued to be minted until today, with the date frozen at 1780. It is estimated that until 2000, 389 million pieces were minted. As of 2024, it is still sold by the Vienna Mint (Numista note).

M · THERESIA · D · G · R · IMP · HU · BO · REG ·, veilied and crowned bust of Empress Maria Theresia of Habsburg to right; S · F · below / ARCHID · AVST · DUX · BURG · CO · TYR · 1780 · ☓, coat of arms of Maria Theresia on double-crowned shield divided into four fields representing Hungary, Bohemia, Burgundy, and Burgau (Günzburg); crowned inner shield with coat of arms of Austria; supported by crowned and nimbate double-headed eagle. Edge inscription: IUSTITIA ET CLEMENTIA. KM T1; Yeoman 55; Gigante 2. 28.13gr, 41mm, 12h.

Uncirculated.

From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.

The Maria Theresia Taler was originally struck in Austria between 1740 and 1780. It was the circulating currency of the Holy Roman Empire and its dominions, and it was one of the most important trade coins in Europe and the world. After the death of Maria Theresia in 1780, the coin continued to be minted until today, with the date frozen at 1780. It is estimated that until 2000, 389 million pieces were minted. As of 2024, it is still sold by the Vienna Mint (Numista note).

M • THERESIA • D •G • R • IMP • HU • BO • REG •, diademed, veiled and draped bust to right / ARCHID • AVST • DUX • BURG • CO •TYR • 1780 • X, crowned imperial double eagle facing, with double-crowned coat-of-arms on breast. 56.15gr total.

Condition as seen.

From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.

CAROLUS · III · DEI · GRATIA, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right; date below / · HISPAN ET IND · REX · Mo · 4R · F · M ·, crowned coat-of-arms between Pillars of Hercules. KM 97.2. 13.05gr, 34mm, 12h.

Good Fine.

From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.

Design by Raphael David Maklouf. ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS, crowned head to right, 1/25 OZ. GOLD 9999 above, date below; RDM in small lettering on truncation / DIANA PRINCESS OF WALES, head slightly to right; below, 1961-1997 P above denomination. KM 312. 1.25gr, 14.5mm, 12h.

Uncirculated.

From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.

GUERNESEY, three lions on a shield, three leaves above / Denomination above date and mintmark. KM 5.3. 4.73gr, 27mm, 12h.

Extremely Fine.

From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.