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LOT 3477
Ceylon. Victoria AE One Cent. Dated 1870.
VICTORIA QUEEN with bust facing left / CEYLON FIVE CENTS with palm tree in centre and date below. KM# 92. Near UNC.(4.78gr, 22mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Italy. Venezia (Venice), Antonio Venier AR Soldino. 1382-1400. Sigla 'M' of Massaro.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
✠ ANTO VЄN-ЄRIO DVX, Doge kneeling to left, holding banner; to left, star; to right, ᙏ / ✠ S MARCVS VЄNЄTI, nimbate lion seated to left, holding Book of Gospels. Paolucci 4; Montenegro 139. 0.46gr, 15mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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 'Dormition of the Mother of God, of Vourgaro' 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: Κ Θ Ε Β [ΚΟΙΜΗΣΙΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΒΟΥΡΓΑΡΟΥ (=Dormition of the Mother of God Church of Vourgaro)] in angles of cross. KM 670 (Turkey); Wilski G10-25. 21.09gr, 36mm.
Fine.
UK private collection. 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. -
![Guernsey. Group of Eight [8] CU Doubles.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/242950-s(1).jpg)
Guernsey. Group of Eight [8] CU Doubles. 1830-1945.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising: various types, issues, denominations and reverse types. 77gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
