Toughra; ١٨ سنة (RY) below / عز نصره ضرب في قسطنطينية around denomination; AH accession date below; c/m: Κ Θ Ε Β [ΚΟΙΜΗΣΙΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΒΟΥΡΓΑΡΟΥ (=Dormition of the Mother of God Church of Vourgaro)] in angles of cross. KM 670 (Turkey); Wilski G10-25. 21.09gr, 36mm.

Fine.

UK private collection. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

Ottoman copper coins were countermarked for use in Greek communities under Turkish control, who continually suffered a shortage of coinage.

Toughra; ١٨ سنة (RY) below / عز نصره ضرب في قسطنطينية around denomination; AH accession date below; c/m: ΣΓΧ 1883 [ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΓΕΝΝΗΣΙΣ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ 1883 (=Birth of Christ Saviour 1883)] in angles of cross. KM 670 (Turkey); Wilski G18-08. 21.29gr, 37mm.

Very Fine.

Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.

Ottoman copper coins were countermarked for use in Greek communities under Turkish control, who continually suffered a shortage of coinage.

Toughra; ٤ سنة (RY) below / عز نصره ضرب في قسطنطينية around denomination; AH accession date below; c/m: ΣΓΧ 1883 [ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΓΕΝΝΗΣΙΣ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ 1883 (=Birth of Christ Saviour 1883)] in two lines within incuse circle. KM 702 (Turkey); Wilski G18-08. 21.14gr, 36mm.

Good Fine.

Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

Ottoman copper coins were countermarked for use in Greek communities under Turkish control, who continually suffered a shortage of coinage.

Crowned monogram of Ekaterina II dividing date within wreath / Crowned double-headed eagle; Е М (mintmark) flanking, ПЯТЬ ∙ КОПѢЕКЪ below. Craig 59.3. 53.53gr, 44mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine.

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

Crowned monogram of Nicholas I / КОРОНОВАНЪ ВЪ МОСКВѢ, crown above, date below. Diakov 446.9; Smirnov 414. 4.37gr, 21mm, 12h.

Extremely Fine.

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.

5 КОПѢЕКЪ 1864 Е. М. in four lines; all within wreath / Coats of arms, ribbons at crown. Yeoman 6a; Bitkin 302-316. 26.87gr, 37mm, 12h.

Fine.

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

1911 ГОДА, double-headed imperial eagle with crown above, holding sceptre and orb, shield of St. George on breast with eight provincial coats-of-arms on wings, ribbons on crown, Э Б flanking / РОССIИСКАЯ МОНЕТА above and 10 КОПѢЕКЪ beneath large 10. Bitkin 354(R3); Uzdenikov 4047; Brekke 2; KM Pn161. 4.32gr, 21mm, 12h.

Extremely Fine. Toned. Extremely rare pattern coin.

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.

Б.М.НИКОЛАЙ II ИМПЕРАТОРЪ И САМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ ВСЕРОСС., bare head to left; octagonal countermark: ''Deposition of the Romanov Dynasty. March 1917” in Russian / 25 КОПѢЕКЪ 1896 Г., crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, with shields arranged across wings, and holding sceptre and orb; crown with ribbons above. For undertype cf. Y 57; cf. Bitkin 95-99, 202. 4.96gr, 23mm, 12h.

Very Fine.

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.

'There is no deity but Allah; the entire affair belongs to Allah; there is no strength except with Allah; Ishbiliyya' in Arabic / 'Allah is our Lord; Muhammad is our messenger; al-Mahdi is our leader' in Arabic. Album 497. 1.36gr, 14mm, 12h.

Very Fine. Rare.

Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.

Legend in Arabic in the centre and four sections around / Legend in Arabic in the centre and four sections around. KM 22; Schön 2. 1.25gr, 16mm, 9h.

Very Fine. Suspension broken.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

МИЛАН М. ОБРЕНОВИЋ IV. КЊАЗ СРПСКИ, head of Milan Obrenović IV to left; TASSET below / Crowned denomination above date; all within wreath. KM 8. 9.35gr, 30mm, 7h.

Very Fine.

Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

✠ ⁝ F RЄX CASTЄLLЄ, castle, mintmark below / ⁝ ✠ ⁝ ЄT LЄGIONIS, lion to left. AB 321. 0.79gr, 19mm, 7h.

Near Very Fine.

Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.