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LOT 3474
Bulgaria. Republic CU 2 Leva. Dated 2017. Sofia mint. Commemorative issue of 140 years since the birth of Elin Pelin. Dies by Plamen Chernev and Preslav Chernev.
140 ГОДИНИ ОТ РОЖДЕНИЕТО НА ЕЛИН ПЕЛИН, facing bust of writer Elin Pelin, head turned slightly to left; Елинъ Пелинъ below / БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА, coat-of-arms, date and denomination below. KM 343. (NGC graded PF 65 RD ULTRA CAMEO (#8536636-001).).
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 3474
Bulgaria. Republic CU 2 Leva.
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Ottoman Empire. Abdul Mejid I CU 40 Para. Dually dated RY 18 and AH 1255 (AD 1857). Qustantiniyah (Constantinople) mint. Countermarked for the church of 'Birth of Christ Saviour' in Thasos.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Toughra; ١٨ 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 angles of cross. KM 670 (Turkey); Wilski G18-08. 21.29gr, 37mm.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
Ottoman copper coins were countermarked for use in Greek communities under Turkish control, who continually suffered a shortage of coinage. -
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Tristan da Cunha. Elizabeth II AR Pound. Dated 2015. Commemorative issue of the Longest Reigning Monarch.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II • TDC, crowned head of Elizabeth II to right, date below / 6th FEBRUARY 1952 • LONGEST REIGNING MONARCH • 9th SEPTEMBER 2015, the Queen's Royal Coat of Arms, denomination below. N#452837 10.11gr, 22mm, 12h.
Almost Uncirculated.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. With Certificate of Authencity from the Jubilee Mint. -
China. AE Knife Money. Circa 1st millennium BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Cast bronze, knife-shaped currency used in ancient China, particularly during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, evolved from actual tools into symbolic money. 13.32gr, 136mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.
