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France. Napoleon II AV 100 Francs. Dated 1864. Paris mint. Désiré-Albert Barre, engraver.
Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £1,000
NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR, laureate head right, BARRE below / EMPIRE FRANÇAIS, crowned arms within mantle and crossed sceptres, above, value split to sides, mintmark and date below. Edge inscription: DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Fr 580; Gad 1136; KM 802; F 551. 32.29gr, 35mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
France. Napoléon III AV 20 Francs. Dated 1865. Monnaie de Paris mint. Désiré-Albert Barre, engraver. Alfred Renouard de Bussière, Mint Master.
Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £225
NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR, laureate head to right; BARRE and mark of Mint Master below / EMPIRE FRANÇAIS, Coat of Arms of France; denomination in fields; below, date between mintmark and mark of Engraver. Franc 2014 532/11; KM 801.1; Fr 585; Maz 1450; Gad 1789 1062. 6.45gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
German States. Dortmund, Otto IV Holy Roman Emperor and Duke of Brunswick AR Pfennig. 1200-1220. Continental Imitation of Short Cross Pence type.
Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
OTTO • IMPRATOR, crowned bust facing, holding sceptre / ✤ TANCTA COLONA, voided short cross with pellet at centre; quatrefoils in angles. Berghaus 67; Havernick 1092. 1.29gr, 19mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare. One more example is held by the British Museum, from a hoard from Swinton, Lancashire (1947,0904.7).
Found in East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.LIN-E30C49. Accompanied by a copy of the article in Treasure Hunting Magazine in which this find has been published. -
German States. Kingdom of Prussia, Friedrich II AV Frederick d'Or. Dated 1764. Berlin mint.
Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
FRIDERICUS BORUSSORUM REX, laureate head of Frederick II to right / 17-64, eagle standing to right on war trophies, head to left; below, A (mintmark). KM 309; Fr 2406. 6.59gr, 24mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Cleaned.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
German States. Free Hanseatic city of Hamburg, Franz II AV 2 Ducat. Dated 1795. Hamburg mint.
Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
FRANSISCVS . II . D . G . ROM . IMP . SEMP . AVGVST, small crowned imperial double headed eagle holding sceptre and sword, on its chest imperial orb; date above / MON . AVR . HAMBVR-GENSIS . ADLEGEM IMPERII in five lines within ornamented square frame; city arms above. KM 506.1; Fr 1135; Gaed 67. 6.95gr, 26mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Extremely rare.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
German States. Kingdom of Württemberg, Karl I AV 10 Mark. Dated 1873. Wurttemberg mint.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
KARL KOENIG VON WUERTTEMBERG, bare head to right; F below / DEUTSCHES REICH, crowned imperial eagle; value and date below. KM 621; Jaeger 289; AKS 135. 3.91gr, 19mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
German States. Kingdom of Prussia, Wilhelm I AV 20 Mark. Dated 1883. Berlin mint.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £360
WILHELM DEUTSCHER KAISER KÖNIG V. PREUSSEN, bare head to right; mintmark below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1883, crowned imperial eagle, date below. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. KM 505; Jaeger 246; AKS 110. 7.91gr, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
German States. Kingdom of Prussia, Friedrich III AV 10 Mark. Dated 1888. Berlin mint.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
FRIEDRICH DEUTSCHER KAISER KÖNIG V. PREUSSEN, bare head to right, A (mintmark) below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1888, crown over the imperial eagle; denomination below. KM 514; Jaeger 247; AKS 120. 3.98gr, 19mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
German States. Kingdom of Prussia, Wilhelm II AV 20 Mark. Dated 1892. Berlin mint.
Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £450
WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER KÖNIG V. PREUSSEN, bare head to right; A (mintmark) below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1892 * 20 MARK *, crowned imperial eagle. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. KM 521; J 252; Fr 3831; AKS 124. 7.92gr, 22mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
German States. Free Hanseatic city of Hamburg AV 10 Mark. Dated 1898.
Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
FREIE UND HANSESTADT HAMBURG, coat of arms of Hamburg supported by two lions; J below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1898 * 10 MARK *, crowned imperial eagle. KM 608; J 211; Fr 3781; AKS 42. 3.94gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Hungary. Franz Joseph I AV 20 Korona. Dated 1897 KB. Kremnitz mint. Károly (Carl) Gerl and József Reisner, engravers.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £360
FERENCZ JÓZSEF I • K • A • CS • ÉS M • H • S • D • O • AP • KIR •, Francis Joseph standing to right, with outstretched left arm holding globus cruciger, and sceptre with right; date below / MAGYAR KIRÁLYSÁG, crowned shield with angel supporters; mintmark and value below. Edge inscription: BIZALMAM AZ ŐSI ERÉNYBEN. KM 486; ÉH 1489; H 2198; Adamo K9. 6.76gr, 21mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Iceland. Republic AV 500 Kronur. Dated 1961. Royal Mint (Tower Hill). 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Jón Sigurðsson.
Estimate: £400 - 500 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £360
JÓN SIGURÐSSON 1811 · 17. JÚNI · 1961, portrait of Jón Sigurðsson to right / ÍSLAND 500 KRÓNUR, Icelandic coat of arms surrounded by the four traditional protector spirits "Landvættir" of Iceland: Griðungur the bull, Gammur the eagle, Dreki the dragon, and Bergrisi the giant. KM 14; Schön 22; Fr 1. 8.96gr, 23mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
