LOT 3616
Carolingians, Charles the Simple, as Charles IV, King of West Francia, AR Denier. 898-922.
Metalo (Melle) mint. ✠ C•ΛRLVഗ REX R, cross pattée / MET•ΛLO in two lines. Depeyrot 629 var. (obv. legend); M&G -; MEC -; Fécamp 8381-7. Near Very Fine. Very rare obverse legend variant.(0.84gr, 20mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000;
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3616
Carolingians, Charles the Simple, as Charles IV, King of West Francia, AR Denier.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Crusader, Bohémond VI AR Gros. 1251-1275.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Tripoli (County) mint. ✠ BOЄMVNDVS COMЄS, cross pattée within angled polylobe; pellet at each angle / ✠ CIVITAS TRIPOLI, eight-rayed star within polylobe; pellet at each angle, Iis with pellets attached. CCS 22; Metcalf, Crusades 1995, 492-3. 2.95gr, 24mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
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Group of Seven [7] Crusader Imitations of Ayyubid AR Dirhams. 13th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Various types. 20.78gr total.
Very Fine to Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Crudaders, Knights of Rhodes (Knights Hospitaller). John-Ferdinand of Heredia AR Gigliato. 1377-1396.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Grand Master John-Ferdinand of Heredia kneeling to left before patriarchal cross set on two steps; to right, castle above G / Cross fleurée with shields of Hospitallers at ends of each crossbar. For type cf. CCS 25. 3.88gr, 29mm, 6h.
Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. Ex Monnaies d'Antan, Auction 33, 28 May 2023, lot 712.
