LOT 3469
Bulgaria. Boris III NI 10 Leva. Dated 1943. Vienna mint.
КРУМЪ 814, (Борис III) Krum the Fearsome (Khan of Bulgaria in 803-814) on horseback to right hunting lion; dog behind / 10 ЛЕВА 1943 БЪЛГАРИЯ in four lines within wreath. KM 40b; Schön 40b. (NGC graded UNC DETAILS - OBV SPOT REMOVED (#8220117-002).).
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Ottoman Empire. 'Abd al-'Aziz CU 40 Para. Dually dated RY 4 and AH 1277 (AD 1865). Qustantiniyah (Constantinople) mint. Countermarked for the church of 'Birth of Christ Saviour' in Thasos.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Toughra; ٤ سنة (RY) below / عز نصره ضرب في قسطنطينية around denomination; AH accession date below; c/m: ΣΓΧ 1883 [ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΓΕΝΝΗΣΙΣ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ 1883 (=Birth of Christ Saviour 1883)] in two lines within incuse circle. KM 702 (Turkey); Wilski G18-08. 21.14gr, 36mm.
Good Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Ottoman copper coins were countermarked for use in Greek communities under Turkish control, who continually suffered a shortage of coinage. -
Italy. Papal States, Innocent XII AE 1/2 Bolognino. Dated 1699.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
BONONIA DOCET with Papal arms in centre / MEZO BOLOGNINO with half lion rampant left over date. KM# 115. 6.64gr, 29mm, 8h.
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Vienna. Four [4] Coin Anniversary AR Proof Set - Vienna University. 1965.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Anniversary proof silver set of Vienna University coins dated 1965, with booklet held inside a leatherette wallet. 132gr total, wallet: 15.5 x 11.5cm.
UNC.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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