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Mexico (New Spain). Carlos III, King of Spain AR 2 Reales. Dated 1777FM. Casa de Moneda de México mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
CAROLUS · III · DEI · GRATIA, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, date below / · HISPAN · ET IND · REX · Mo · 2R · F · M ·, crowned coat-of-arms between Pillars of Hercules. KM 88.2. 6.53gr, 27mm, 12h.
Near Very 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. -
Mexico (New Spain). Carlos III, King of Spain AR 2 Reales. Dated 1780FF. Casa de Moneda de México mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £35
CAROLUS · III · DEI · GRATIA, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, date below / · HISPAN · ET IND · REX · Mo · 2R · F · F ·, crowned coat-of-arms between Pillars of Hercules. KM 88.2. 6.26gr, 28mm, 12h.
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. -
Mexico (New Spain). Carlos IV, King of Spain AR 8 Reales. Dated 1804TH. Casa de Moneda de México mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
CAROLUS · IIII · DEI · GRATIA, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, date below / · HISPAN · ET IND · REX · Mo · 8R · T · H ·, crowned arms flanked by pillars of Hercules ornamented with banners. KM 109. 26.62gr, 40mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Numerous bankers' marks.
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. -
Mexico (New Spain). Carlos IV, King of Spain AR 8 Reales. Dated 1806TH. Possibly contemporary counterfeit.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
CAROLUS · IIII · DEI · GRATIA, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right; date below / · HISPAN · ET IND · REX · Mo · 8R · T · H ·, crowned coat-of-arms between Pillars of Hercules. Cf. KM 109. 20.99gr, 39mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Graffiti and chopmark on obverse.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Mexico. Federal Republic AR 8 Reales. Dated 1834OM. Casa de Moneda de Zacatecas mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Phrygian cap inscribed LIBERTAD surrounded by radiant display; denomination, mintmark, date, assayer's initials and purity below / REPUBLICA MEXICANA •, eagle, with wings spread and head to right, alighting to left on cactus and holding serpent in beak and right talon; laurel and oak wreath below. KM 377.13. 26.45gr, 38mm, 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. -
Mexico, Republic AR 8 Reales. Dated 1860PF. Casa de Moneda de Guanajuato mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Phrygian cap inscribed LIBERTAD surrounded by radiant display; denomination, mintmark, date, assayer's initials and purity below / REPUBLICA MEXICANA •, eagle, with wings spread and head to right, alighting to left on cactus and holding serpent in beak and right talon; laurel and oak wreath below. KM 377.8. 26.83gr, 38mm, 6h.
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. -
Ottoman Empire. Sulayman I Qanuni ('the Lawgiver') AV Sultani. Dated AH 942(?) (AD 1535/6). Misr mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Legend / Legend including mint and AH date (off flan). Cf. Sultan 9451. 3.47gr, 19mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Ex Hess-Divo AG, Auction 3, 21/22 May 2012, lot 509 (part of). Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Ottoman Empire. Mahmud I AV Zer-i Mabub. Dated AH 1143 (AD 1730/1). Islambul (Istanbul [Constantinople]) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Toughra, with mint and AH date / Legend in four lines. Pere 556; KM 222; ICV 3300. 2.58gr, 19.5mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Hess-Divo AG, Auction 3, 21/22 May 2012, lot 509 (part of). Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Poland (Kingdom). Alexander I AV 50 Zlotys Polskich. Dated 1819. Warsaw mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,200
ALEXANDER I • CESARZ SA • W • ROS• KRÓL • POLSKI, bare head to right / 50 ZŁOT • POLSK • 26 Z GRZ • CZ • KOL, two-headed Russian eagle beneath imperial crown; on breast, shield with the Polish eagle; I• B• flanking, date below. Gumowski 2531; Craig 103. 9.81gr, 23.5mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. -
Russia, Empire. Catherine II CU 5 Kopeck. Dated 1771. Ekaterinburg mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, E-M across lower fields, denomination on scroll below / Crowned monogram, date across fields; all within wreath. Bitkin 620a. 41.91gr, 40mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Russian Empire. Nicholas I AR Coronation Medal. Dated 1826.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
КОРОНОВАНЪ ВЪ МОСКВѢ, crown above, date below / Crowned monogram of Nicholas I. Diakov 446.9; Smirnov 414. 4.44gr, 22mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. -
Russian Empire. Nicholas II Copper-Nickel Pattern-25 Kopeks. Dated 1911. Saint Petersburg mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,760
Crowned double-headed imperial eagle, ribbons on crown, Э Б flanking, date below / РОССIЙСКАЯ МОНЕТА above and 25 КОПѢЕКЪ beneath large 25. KM Pn164; Bitkin 351 (R3). 8.33gr, 25mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Toned. Extremely rare pattern coin.
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.