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Italian States. Ravenna (Archbishopric), Anonymous AR Denaro. 13th-14th centuries AD.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
✠ ARCIEPISCO around, PVS around central pellet / ✠ DE RAVENA, short cross pattée; trefoils in alternating angles. MIR 1251. 0.70gr, 17mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Iceland. First Settlement Commemorative AR 1000 and 500 Kronur. Dated 1974. Royal mint. Commemorative issues of 1100th anniversary of the first settlement on the island. Throstur Magnusson, engraver.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
1000 EITT ÞÚSUND KRÓNUR ÍSLAND, the four traditional protector spirits ("Landvættir") of Iceland. These are Griðungur the bull, Gammur the eagle, Dreki the dragon, and Bergrisi the giant / 874-1974, two vikings looking at fire or stylized geyser. KM 21; Schön 24; SIEG 106. 500 FIMM HUNDRUÐ KRÓNUR ÍSLAND, the four traditional protector spirits ("Landvættir") of Iceland. These are Griðungur the bull, Gammur the eagle, Dreki the dragon, and Bergrisi the giant / 874 1974, woman standing beside cow. KM 20; Schön 23; SIEG 105. 52gr total.
Brilliant Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Liechtenstein. Francis Josef II AV 25 Francs. Dated 1961. Bern mint. Commemorative issue of the 100th Anniversary of National Bank. Engraved by Ferdinand Welz.
Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
FRANZ JOSEF II. FÜRST VON LIECHTENSTEIN ·1961·, head of Franz Josef II to right; WELZ in small lettering beneath truncation / FÜRSTENTUM LIECHTENSTEIN · 25 FRANKEN ·, crowned Coat of Arms of Liechtenstein. Yeoman 18. 33.95 grams total, 82 mm including case.
PCGS MS66, certification number 35994273. PCGS population in this grade: 23. PCGS population in higher grade: 51.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Mintage: 20,000. Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 5.645 g. (AGW=0.1634 oz.) Composition: 900/1000 Gold. -
Liechtenstein. Francis Josef II AV 50 Francs. Dated 1961. Bern mint. Commemorative issue of the 100th Anniversary of National Bank. Engraved by Ferdinand Welz.
Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
FRANZ JOSEF II. FÜRST VON LIECHTENSTEIN ·1961·, head of Franz Josef II to right; WELZ in small lettering beneath truncation / FÜRSTENTUM LIECHTENSTEIN · 50 FRANKEN ·, crowned Coat of Arms of Liechtenstein. Yeoman 19. 38.24 grams total, 82 mm including case.
PCGS MS65, certification number 35994293. PCGS population in this grade: 22. PCGS population in higher grade: 42.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Mintage: 20,000. Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 11.29 g. (AGW=0.3267 oz.) Composition: 900/1000 Gold. -
Low Countries. Duchy of Brabant, John I van Brabant AR Groot. 1289. Brussels mint. Edwardian Sterling Imitations, series.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Crowned facing bust / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Ghyssens 5; Mayhew 44. 1.22gr, 20mm, 8h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
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Low Countries. Flanders, Charles the Bold AR Double Patard. 1467-1477.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Shield with Burgundian arms / Short floriate cross with fleur-de-lis in centre. Gelder Hoc 23-3; Boudeau 2267; Vanhoudt 32-BG. 2.26gr, 24mm, 3h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
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Low Countries. Flanders, Charles the Bold AR Double Patard. 1467-1477.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Shield with Burgundian arms / Short floriate cross with fleur-de-lis in centre. Gelder Hoc 23-3; Boudeau 2267; Vanhoudt 32-BG. 2.59gr, 25mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
New Zealand. Elizabeth II Copper-Nickel Dollar. Dated 1970. Second Portrait Commemorative issue of the 200th anniversary of the discovery of the Cook Islands by Captain James Cook in 1770 and the Royal visit to New Zealand in 1970.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Designs by Arnold Machin and George James Berry. ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1970, crowned bust of Queen Elizabeth II to right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara / COOK ISLANDS JAMES COOK, image of Captain James Cook's ship Endeavour sailing to right, 1/4 left facing portrait of Cook himself to right, denomination below. KM 43. 132gr inc. box, 34mm.
Billiant Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Mexico (New Spain). Carlos IV, King of Spain AR 8 Reales. Dated 1807TH. Casa de Moneda de México mint.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
CAROLUS · IIII · DEI · GRATIA, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, date below / · HISPAN · ET IND · REX · Mo · 8R · T · H ·, crowned arms flanked by pillars of Hercules ornamented with banners. KM 109. 26.65gr, 40mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Graffito on obverse.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
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Ottoman Empire. Mustafa III AR 5 Para. Dated AH 1171 (AD 1757).
Estimate: £10 - 20 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Toughra / Legend in four lines containing date. KM 300. 2.01gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Pierced.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Russia. Kievan Rus (Principality), Vladimir Olgerdovich AR Denaras. 1362-1394. Imitation of a Golden Horde dang.
Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Pseudo-Arabic legend / Pseudo-Arabic legend. Numista #197943; for type, cf. Ivanauskas 9J1-1 & Zeno 140295; for rev., cf. Spassky fig. 59, 18. 0.29gr, 11mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Russian Empire. Catherine II CU Polushka (1/4 Kopeck). 1794. Suzun mint.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
St. George on horseback to right, slaying dragon with spear; К-M across fields, denomination on scroll below / Crowned monogram, date across fields; all within wreath. Bitkin 852. 2.43gr, 19mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Very Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., The GK Collection Part II, 24 March 2023, lot 269. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
