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LOT 3472
Bulgaria. Republic AR 10 Leva. Dated 2003. Sofia mint. Commemorative issue of 60th Anniversary of the Rescue of Jewish People in Bulgaria. Dies by Petar Stoikov.
ПЕШЕВ ДИМИТЪР and head of Dimitar Peshev facing slightly to right in left field, 60 ГОДИНИ ОТ СПАСЯВАНЕТО НА БЪЛГАРСКИТЕ ЕВРЕИ in seven lines and Star of David in right field / БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА, coat-of-arms, date and denomination below. KM 275. (NGC graded PF 65 ULTRA CAMEO (#8221825-002).).
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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LOT 3472
Bulgaria. Republic AR 10 Leva.
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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Russian Empire. Ekaterina II CU 5 Kopecks. Dated 1780. Ekaterinburg mint. Type 3A.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Crowned monogram of Ekaterina II dividing date within wreath / Crowned double-headed eagle; Е М (mintmark) flanking, ПЯТЬ ∙ КОПѢЕКЪ below. Craig 59.3. 53.53gr, 44mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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. -
Russian Empire. Alexander II AU Restrike Rouble. Dated 1859 (restrike). Saint Petersburg mint. Commemorative issue in memory of the unveiling of the monument to Emperor Nicholas I in St. Petersburg. Dies by A. Lyalin and V. Alexeev.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
НИКОЛАИ I ИМПЕРАТОРЪ И САМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ ВСЕРОССІИC, bare head of Emperor Nikolai I to left; А. ЛЯЛИН. on truncation / ПОВЕЛ. ИМПЕР. АЛЕКСАНДРА II ВСЕЯ РОССІИ САМОДЕРЖЦА and ИЮНЯ 25 ДНЯ 1859 ГОДА, monument to Nikolai I in St. Petersburg; ✶ РУБЛЬ ✶ below. Cf. Bitkin 567 (silver). 16.80gr, 35mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.
