Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History & Coins

SIMON ROLFE around Family Arms / (mullet)IN.SARVM.1666 around HIS HALF PENY in three lines. Dickinson 222. 2.12gr, 19mm, 1h.

Near Very Fine.

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

Comprising: Sir Isaac Newton halfpenny dated 1793, Leek commercial halfpenny dated 1793, and J. Palmer Middlesex mail coach halfpenny. 27.50gr total, 28mm.

Fine-Very Fine.

From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.

M • THERESIΛ •D • G • R • IMP • GE • HU • BO • REG •, crowned and draped bust to right / ARCH • AUST • DUX • BU • COM • TYR • 1765 X, crowned double-headed eagle facing; crowned coat-of-arms on breast. Herinek 449. 27.68gr, 40mm, 12h.

Very Fine.

Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.

M · THERESIA · D · G · R · IMP · HU · BO · REG ·, veiled 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. Hafner 37a. 27.81gr, 41mm, 12h.

Good Very Fine.

Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Private collection, South Germany.

Designs by Thomas Humphrey Paget and Emanuel Otto Hahn. GEORGIVS VI D : G : REX ET IND : IMP :, bare head to left, HP beneath truncation / FIDE SVORVM REGNAT CANADA 1939 1 DOLLAR, the Canadian Parliament Buildings in Ottawa. KM 38; Schön 38. 62gr total, coin: 35mm, 12h.

NGC graded MS 62 (#4862857-030).

Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.

Gustav Julius Buschick, Mint Master. ERNST HERZOG V. SACHSEN COBURG U. GOTHA, head to left, B below / ✶ 6 EINEN THALER 180 EIN PFUND F. around DEN 29 IANUAR 1869 in three lines. Edge inscription: ✶ FIDELITER ✶ ET ✶ CONSTANTER. AKS 118; Jaeg 11 Sac 297; KM 150. 5.26gr, 23mm, 12h.

Near Extremely Fine.

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

✱ R ✱ C ✱ ✱ ✱ L ✱ A ✱, facing Madonna with Child on right; ✱ 6 ✱ in exergue / ✱ SAN·• MARC·• VEN ✱, Saint Mark facing, making benediction gesture with his right hand and holding the Gospel on his left hand. Paolucci 734. 2.40gr, 24mm, 5h.

Near Very Fine.

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

Nicolas-Pierre Tiolier, engraver. LOUIS PHILIPPE ROI DES FRANÇAIS, bare head to right, N.P.TIOLIER in small lettering on truncation / Denomination above date; all within wreath of laurel and olive branches. KM 737. 24.97gr, 37mm, 5h.

Good 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.

Design by George William de Saulles. EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR, crown bust to right; DES in small lettering beneath truncation / ✿ HONG - KONG ✿, 香 港 一 仙, mintmark above, denomination and date below. KM 11; Schön 1. 7.62gr, 28mm, 12h.

Uncirculated.

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

Indo-Sasanian style bust to right; pellets and ornaments around / Stylised fire altar; pellets around. Mitchiner, Non-Islamic 422-4. 4.03gr, 14mm, 12h.

Very Fine.

UK gallery, early 2000s.

Legend in Urdu: '1 Julus Maimanat Manus Zarb Farkhanda Bunyad - Hyderabad' / Legend in Urdu : '92 Asaf Jah, Nizam Al-Mulk bahadur. Persian letter M" for Mahbub, AH date below'. Yeoman 17; N 50726. 10.96gr, 23mm, 3h.

Near Very Fine.

Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. Accompanied by an old handwritten slip.

Maltese crown divides date in angles / Crude crowned arms. KM 47; Gomez 07.03; Vaz, Indo-Portuguese M1.145. 15.8gr, 33mm, 6h.

Very Fine.

From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection.