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Bulgaria. Second Empire, Ivan Aleksandar, with Michael Asen IV AR Gros. 1331-1371. Vidin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Christ standing facing before seat, raising both hands in benediction; in field to left, IC over monogram; in field to right, XC over monogram / Ivan Aleksandar standing facing on the left, holding cruciform sceptre in his right hand, and Mihail Asen IV standing facing on the right, holding cruciform sceptre in his left hand; both holding christogram-tipped staff flanked by stars between them; in lower fields to left and right, monograms. Raduchev/Zhekov 1.13, 3-6. 1.67gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Bulgaria. Second Empire, Ivan Aleksandar, with Michael Asen IV AR Gros. 1331–1371 Vidin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Christ standing facing before seat, raising both hands in benediction; in field to left, IC over monogram; in field to right, XC over monogram / Ivan Aleksandar standing facing on the left, holding cruciform sceptre in his right hand, and Mihail Asen IV standing facing on the right, holding cruciform sceptre in his left hand; both holding christogram-tipped staff flanked by stars between them; in lower fields to left and right, monograms. Raduchev/Zhekov 1.13, 3-6. 1.17gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Bulgaria. Second Empire, Ivan Aleksandar, with Michail Asen IV AR Gros. AD 1331-1355. Veliko Turnovo mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Christ standing facing before seat, raising hands in benediction; IC XC and monograms across fields / Ivan Aleksandar and Mikhail Asen IV standing facing, each holding cross-tipped sceptre, and holding Christogram-tipped staff between them; monograms across fields. Raduchev & Zhekov Type 1.13.3-6; Youroukova & Penchev 74-80. 1.06gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Bulgaria. Second Empire, Ivan Aleksandar AR Gros. Struck circa 1337/8-1347/8. Veliko Turnovo mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Christ, nimbate, seated facing on throne, raising His right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in His left; to left and right, IC XC / Ivan Aleksandar standing facing, holding long cross in his right hand and globus cruciger in his left hand; to left and right, monograms. Cf. Dochev, Katalog 2070; Raduchev & Zhekov 1.13.1-2. 1.02gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Flan crack; edge chipped.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
France, Kingdom. Philippe IV 'le Bel' (the Fair) AR Gros Tournois. Struck after 1295. Gros tournois à l'O rond.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
✠ 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. Ciani 201; Duplessy 213. NGC graded GENUINE (#8230595-002).
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
France, Kingdom. Philippe IV 'le Bel' (the Fair) AR Gros Tournois. Struck after 1295. Gros tournois à l'O rond.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
✠ BHDICTV ⁝ SIT ⁝ HOᙏЄ ⁝ DHI ⁝ ꞂRI ⁝ DЄI ⁝ IҺV. XPI. in outer margin, ✠ PҺILIPPVS REX in inner margin, short cross pattée / ✠ TVRONVS CIVIS around châtel tournois within border of twelve lis. Ciani 201; Duplessy 213. NGC graded GENUINE (#8230595-001).
Condition as seen.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
France, Provincial. Normandie, Guillaume II le Conquérant (William the Conqueror) AR Denier. Struck 1083-1087. Rouen mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
✠ NORMANNIA around patriarchal cross with pellets in the lower angles / Church pediment, with pellet within, surmounted by cross; around, PAX witihin semicircles. Legros 335; Duplessy -; Poey d'Avant -. 1.04gr, 19mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
France, Anjou (County), Foulques V AR Denier. 1109-1129. Angers mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
✠ VRBS ANDEGAVS, monogram of Foulques / ✠ FVLCO COMES, cross cantonnée with A and ⟒ in two quarters. Cf. Duplessy 376. 0.81gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Pierced.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
France. Provincial, Limoges (Abby of Saint-Martial) AR Denier. 12th-13th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
SES • MARCIAL, facing bust of St. Martial / ✠ LEMOVICENSIS, cross pattée; pairs of pellets in each quarter. Boudeau 390; PdA. 2291. 0.99gr, 18mm, 1h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
France. Provincial, Limoges (Abby of Saint-Martial) AR Denier. 12th-13th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
SES • MARCIAL, facing bust of St. Martial / ✠ LEMOVICENSIS, cross pattée; pairs of pellets in each quarter. Boudeau 390; PdA. 2291. 2.58gr, 14mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
France. Provincial, Valence (Bishophric), Anonymous AR Denier. 12th-13th centuries AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
✠ VRBS VALЄNTIAI, eagle facing with wings spread / ✠ S APOLLINARIS, short cross pommée; annulet in fourth quarter. Duplessy, Féodales 2255. 0.80gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
France, Provincial. Valence (Bishophric), Anonymous AR Denier. 12th-13th centuries AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
✠ VRBS VALENTIAI, angel with spread wings, resembling an eagle / ✠ S APOLLINARS, short cross pommée; annulet in fourth quarter. Duplessy, Féodales 2255. 0.86gr, 18mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.