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Russian Empire. Catherine II AE Restrike Token. Dated 1791 (restrike). Commemorative issue of Peace with the Turks (Porta).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Monogram of Catherine II / МИРЪ СЪ ПОРТОЮ ДЕКАБРЯ 29 ДНЯ 1791 ГОДА (''Peace with Porta 29 December 1791 year'') in four lines. Rudenko 1791.3; Bitkin HЖ1399. 9.49gr, 24mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Very Rare.
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. -
England. Colnbrook, Edmund Slocombe AE Farthing Token. Dated 1653.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
★ EDMVND ♦ SLOCOMBE around three stags / ★ IN • COLEBROOKE ♦ 1653 around •S• E • D in two lines. Williamson 48. 0.97gr, 16mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Found Windsor and Maidenhead, UK. -
Great Britain. Prince of Wales Commemorative CU Box with Seven [7] Coins. Coins dated 1848.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Circle box decorated with Prince of Wales's feathers with motto 'ICH DIEN' and inscribed 'THE PRINCE OF WALES BOX'. 3.67gr, 17mm (box).
Condition as seen.
Ex Coincraft, London, UK. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
USA. Ku Klux Klan Nickel Alloy Members Token. 1920s-1930s. ID or 'Challenge' coin.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
SYMWAO - MIAFA with eagle standing left on hilly terrain with burning cross to left / NON SILBA * SED ANTHAR *, fasces above crossed-stick emblem with plain edge. 10.82gr, 31mm, 6h.
About Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Objects depicting symbols of hate or related to organised hate groups may be offensive and disturbing, however we have listed this token to present and preserve its historical context and to provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate USA history and culture. -
United States of America. Washington & Independence AE Token. Dated 1793.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
WASHINGTON & INDEPENDENCE, laureate and draped bust to left, date below / UNITED STATES, Liberty seated to left, holding olive branch in right hand and liberty cap on pole in left hand. Vlack 13/J; Musante GW-106; Baker 2; W-10300. 7.04gr, 28mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Ex B.A. Seaby Ltd, London W1. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. With old handwritten Seaby packet. -
Germany. Nürnberg, Hans Krauwinkel AE Rechenpfennig. Circa 1586-1635.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
✿ SCHIF * PFENING * NVRENBERG, ship to left / ✿ HANS * KRAVWINCKEL * GOTES, lozenge with four fleur-de-lis. Neum. 32255; Stalzer 213; Mitch. 1480-1485. 2.01gr, 26mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Austria. Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia Empress AR Posthumous Taler. Dated 1780. Restrike.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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. 28.04gr, 41mm, 12h.
Uncirculated.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Bulgaria. Alexander I CU 10 Stotinki. Dated 1881. Birmingham mint (Heaton and Sons).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
✶БЪЛГАРИЯ✶ СЪЕДИНЕНИЕ-ТО ПРАВИ СИЛА-ТА (Александър I), crowned and mantled coat-of-arms with supporters / 10 СТОТИНКИ 1881 in three lines within wreath; HEATON below. KM 3. NGC graded UNC DETAILS - ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE (#8220117-003).
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Bulgaria. Ferdinand I CU 10 Stotinki. Dated 1913. Vienna mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
* БЪЛГАРИЯ * СЪЕДИНЕНИЕТО ПРАВИ СИЛАТА (Фердинанд I), coat-of-arms of the Tsardom of Bulgaria / 10 СТОТИНКИ 1913 in three lines within wreath. KM 25; Schön 25.2. NGC graded MS 64 (#6475659-003).
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Bulgaria. Boris III NI 10 Leva. Dated 1943. Vienna mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
КРУМЪ 814, (Борис III) Krum the Fearsome (Khan of Bulgaria in 803-814) on horseback to right hunting lion; dog behind / 10 ЛЕВА 1943 БЪЛГАРИЯ in four lines within wreath. KM 40b; Schön 40b. NGC graded UNC DETAILS - OBV SPOT REMOVED (#8220117-002).
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Bulgaria. People's Republic AR 25 Leva. Dated 1986. Sofia mint. Commemorative issue of 1986 World Cup in Mexico. Dies by Marko Markov.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
СВЕТОВНА КУПА ПО ФУТБОЛ, griffin flying to left with soccer ball; denomination above date in left field / НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ, coat-of-arms of People's Republic of Bulgaria. KM 156.2. NGC graded PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO (#8536637-001).
Very rare variant without date in field above griffin's head (only 254 minted).
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Bulgaria. People's Republic AR 25 Leva. Dated 1989. Commemorative issue of 16th Winter Olympic Games, Albertville (France), 1992: Figure Skating. Engraver Rosana Alexandrova.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
XVI ЗИМНИ ОЛИМПИЙСКИ ИГРИ 1992, two skaters / НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ, coat-of-arms of People's Republic of Bulgaria; denomination and date below. KM 190. NGC graded PF 68 ULTRA CAMEO (#8221825-001).
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.