Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History, Stamps & Coins
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Belgium. Leopold I AV 25 Francs. Dated 1848. Royal Mint of Belgium, Brussels. Léopold Wiener, engraver.
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
LEOPOLD PREMIER ROI DES BELGES, head of King Leopold I to right, L. WIENER below / L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE 25 Fcs 7,915 1848 900/M, coat of arms of Belgium with grand collar of the Order of Leopold on crowned hermine mantle; two sceptres with hand of justice and lion behind. KM 13.1; Fr 405; Delmonte G 1260. 7.87gr, 22mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Denmark. Christian IX AV 10 Kroner. Dated 1900. Royal Danish Mint, Copenhagen. Wilhelm Buchard Poulsen, Mint Master. Harald Conradsen, engraver.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £180
CHRISTIAN IX KONGE AF DANMARK HC ♥ 1900 VBP, bare head of King Christian IX to right; H C in small lettering on truncation / 10 KRONER, woman seated on wheat to left holding royal shield with dolphin on the bottom left. KM 790.2; Fr 296; SIEG 18; Hede 9; DNF 11.2. 4.47gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Denmark. Christian X AV 20 Kroner. Dated 1916. Royal Danish Mint (Copenhagen). Andreas Frederik Vilhelm Hansen, Harald Salomon and Knud Gunnar Jensen, engravers.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £360
CHRISTIAN X KONGE AF DANMARK AH ♥ 1916 VBP, bare head to right / 1916 20 KRONER ♥ VBP, crowned greater coat of arms of Denmark. KM 817.1; DNF 12.4; Fr 299. 8.93gr, 23mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
France. Bishopric of Clermont, Anonymous AR Denier. 1030-1120.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
SEA ° MARIA, crowned and draped bust of the Virgin Mary facing; around, four annulets / ✠ VRBS • ARVERNA, cross cantonnée with trefoils in quarters. Poey d'Avant 2253. 0.89gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
France. Bishopric of Clermont, Anonymous AR Denier. 1030-1120.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
SEA ° MARIA, crowned and draped bust of the Virgin Mary facing; around, four annulets / ✠ VRBS • ARVERNA, cross cantonnée with trefoils in quarters. Poey d'Avant 2253. 0.89gr, 20mm, 3h.
Extremely Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
France. Bishopric of Clermont, Anonymous AR Denier. 1030-1120.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
SEA ° MARIA, crowned and draped bust of the Virgin Mary facing; around, four annulets / ✠ VRBS • ARVERNA, cross cantonnée with trefoils in quarters. Poey d'Avant 2253. 0.89gr, 18mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
France. Bishopric of Clermont, Anonymous AR Denier. 1030-1120.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
SEA ° MARIA, crowned and draped bust of the Virgin Mary facing; around, four annulets / ✠ VRBS • ARVERNA, cross cantonnée with trefoils in quarters. Poey d'Avant 2253. 0.91gr, 19mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
France (Provincial). Lyon, Archbishops AR Denier. 12th century AD.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
✠ PRIMA SЄDЄS, L-cross monogram / ✠ GALLIARV, small cross. Duplessy 2537. 1.16gr, 19mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine. Slightly double struck.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
France (Provincial). Lyon, Archbishops AR Denier. 12th century AD.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
✠ PRIMA SЄDЄS, L-cross monogram / ✠ GALLIARV, small cross. Duplessy 2537. 0.98gr, 19mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
France. Kingdom, Charles VII ‘le Victorieux’ (the Victorious) AV Ecu d’or a la couronne. Struck from August 1445. Anger mint, 2nd emission.
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
♕ KAROLVS 8 DЄI 8 GRA 8 FRAИCORVᙏ 8 RЄX, crowned coat-of-arms of France flanked by crowned fleur-de-lis / ♕ XPC 8 VIИCIT 8 XPC 8 RЄGИAT 8 XPC 8 IИPЄRAT, cross feuillue with voided quatrefoil at centre; all within quadrilobe with crowns at points. Duplessy 511A; Friedberg 307. 3.28gr, 28mm, 3h.
Near Mint State.
Ex Monnaies d’Antan, Auction 12, 22 November 2012, lot 345. Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
France. Napoleon I AV 20 Francs. Dated 1812. Paris mint. Pierre-Joseph Tiolier, General coin engraver. Charles-Pierre de l'Espine, Mint Master. Jean-Pierre Droz, engraver.
Estimate: £400 - 500 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £380
NAPOLEON EMPEREUR, laureate head of Napoleon I to left; DROZ F in small lettering on truncation; mark below / EMPIRE FRANÇAIS •, value within wreath; date between mintmarks below. Edge inscription: * DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Franc 516.22; KM 695.1. 6.36gr, 21mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
France. Napoléon III AV 5 Francs. Dated 1859. Monnaie de Paris mint. Small head type. Jacques-Jean Barre, Engraver. Charles-Louis Dierickx, Mint Master.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR, bare head to right; BARRE below between marks of Mint Master and Engraver / EMPIRE FRANÇAIS, denomination above date; all within laurel wreath, A (mintmark) below. Franc 2014 501; Gad 1789 1001; KM 787. 1.62gr, 17mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
