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Group of Ten [10] Ottoman Empire AR Akces Coins. Circa 15th century AD.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: various rulers, denominations and reverse types. 11.10gr total, 10-15mm.
As shown.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
United States of America, John F. Kennedy Commemorative AE Presidential Inauguration Medal. After 1961. Philadelphia mint. Dies by Gilroy Roberts and Frank Gasparro.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
JOHN F. KENNEDY, bust to left, GILROY ROBERTS 1961 in small lettering along neck truncation / The Presidential Seal over an excerpt from Kennedy's Inaugural address: "WE SHALL PAY ANY PRICE, BEAR ANY BURDEN, MEET ANY HARDSHIP, SUPPORT ANY FRIEND, OPPOSE ANY FOE TO ASSURE THE SURVIVAL OF LIBERTY., all flanked by two burning torches of liberty; INAUGURATED • PRESIDENT • above, date below. US Mint #135; cf. Numista #225102 (smaller denomination medal). 210gr, 76mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
France. Premier République, Consulat AE Medal. Dated Medal Year 8 (AD 1800). Paris mint. Commemorative issue of the Battle of Marengo. Designs by N. Brenet and H. Auguste.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
BONAPARTE PREMIER CONSUL DE LA REP. FRANÇE around, BATAILLE DE MARENGO 25 ET 26 PRAIRIAL AN 8, bare bust of Napoléon I to left; all within laurel wreath / LE PREMIER CONSUL COMMANDANT L'ARMÉE DE RÉSERVE EN PERSONNE: ENFANS RAPPELLEZ-VOUS QUE MON HABITUDE EST DE COUCHER SUR LE CHAMP DE BATAILLE in nine lines. Bramsen 38; Julius 796; Zeitz 13. 290 grams total, 16.5 cm including case.
NGC graded MS 62 BN (#2141910-001).
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
France AE Medal. Dated 1815 but struck later. Commemorative issue of the Battle of Waterloo.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Napoleon standing to left on a hill, surrounded by his soldiers, watching the outcome of the battle / The deployment of the troops in the Battle of Waterloo. 543 grams total, 17 cm including case.
NGC graded MS 64 (#2817632-003).
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
German Iron Cross and Mother's Cross Group. 1939-1945.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising: two metals including their original ribbons. 38gr total.
As shown.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex militaria collector. -
WWII Campaign Star and Medal Group for H.R. Harlott. 1939-1945.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A box stamped 'Army Medal Office' addressed to H.R. Hylott of Frinton-on-Sea in Essex, with contents sheet and five medals comprising: 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, Defence medal, and War Medal 1939-45. 144gr total, box: 83 x 58 x 25 mm
Boxed as issued.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex militaria collector. -
France. Louis XVIII AE Restrike Medal. Dated 1821 but struck 1972. Paris mint. Commemorative issue of death of Napoléon I on St Helena. Dies by Albert de Jaeger.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Laureate head to right within wreath of alternating laurel and oak leaves, wrapped with a ribbon on which RIVOLI PYRAMIDES MARENGO LUNÉVILLE AMIENS CODES LEG. ON • D'HON AUSTERLITZ JENA TILSIT SIMPLON WAGRAM is inscribed / IL MOURUT SUR UN ROCHER., view of the island of Saint Helena in the middle of the sea, with ship on each side and the setting sun in the background, above, eagle is flying to right, head to left, carrying palm branch; ÎLE STE. HELENE. 5 MAI 1821. in two lines in exergue. Cf. Collignon 1564; cf. Bramsen 1844; cf. Julius 3715. 150gr, 69mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Reproduction of an AR Denarius of Diva Marciana. 20th century AD.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
DIVA AVGVSTA MARCIANA, draped bust to right, wearing stephane, in front of which her hair is built up in three tiers: the hair is massed at top and back of head in a coil / CON[...], eagle with wings spread, standing to left on bar or sceptre, head to right. For prototype: RIC II 743 (Trajan). 3.90gr, 17mm, 12h.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Reproduction of a AE Sestertius of Nero. 17th-19th century AD.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Copying a Sestertius of Nero, struck at Lugdunum mint, after 58 AD. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head to right, globe at point / Triumphal arch with emperor in facing quadriga flanked by Victory and Pax atop with bas relief of Mars to left side; S C across fields. For prototype: RIC 392. 27.68gr, 34mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Ex Alison Barker collection. -
Bronze Roman Coin and Framed Limited Edition Print 3rd century A.D. and later
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
The coin of Constantine the Great (272-337 A.D.) mounted on 22 carat gold foil, framed with an art print signed by the artist David McAllister, depicting scenes of Roman military activity; limited edition number 181/1150. 1.26 kg, 49.5 x 37.5 cm
UK gallery, early 2000s. Accompanied by a previous numbered certificate of authenticity.
David McAllister's exciting design is a 'one of a kind' work that portrays the might and riches of the Roman civilisation. This limited edition print is a celebration of the award winning artist's lifetime dedication to historical paintings of the ancient world. To enhance appreciation of this rare and historic work, each individual print is signed and numbered by the artist. -
Prix Courants Des Monnaies Royales Francaises De Hugues Capet A Louis XVI Par Louis Ciani 1928 A.D.
Estimate: £10 - 20 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Louis Ciani and Jules Florange (experts) - Prix Courants Des Monnaies Royales Françaises De Hugues Capet A Louis XVI, 1928, card covers, 97 pp, uncut pages. 345 grams, 28.4 x 19.7 cm
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Islamic Coin Catalogue Group, Baldwins and Morton & Eden - 15 Catalogues 2006-2012 A.D.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
MORTON & EDEN - Complete set of Umayyad Gold Dinars and other coins of the islamic World - London 7th March 2006; Important Coins of the Islamic World, London 4th April 2011; Important Coins of the Islamic World, London 23rd April 2012; A.H. BALDWIN/Arabian Coins & Medals - Islamic Coin Auction 11, London 13th July 2006; Islamic Coin Auction 12, London 25th April 2007; Islamic Coin Auction 13, London 30th October 2007; Islamic Coin Auction 14, London 8th July 2008; Islamic Coin Auction 16, London 20th October 2009; Islamic Coin Auction 17, London 26th October 2010; Islamic Coin Auction 18, London 26th July 2011; Islamic Coin Auction 20, London 8th May 2012; Islamic Coin Auction 21, London 17th July 2012; Islamic Coin Auction 22, London 25th September 2012; Islamic Coin Auction 23, London 6th December 2012; Islamic Coin Auction London 10th December 2013. 4.84 kg total, 29.8 x 21.2 cm each
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
