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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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Commonwealth. Group of Twelve [12] Silver Proof Coins and Others. 1974-1999.
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Mostly UNC.
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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.
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Bulgaria. Alexander I CU 10 Stotinki. Dated 1881. Birmingham mint (Heaton and Sons).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
✶БЪЛГАРИЯ✶ СЪЕДИНЕНИЕ-ТО ПРАВИ СИЛА-ТА (Александър I), crowned and mantled coat-of-arms with supporters / 10 СТОТИНКИ 1881 in three lines within wreath; HEATON below. KM 3. NGC graded UNC DETAILS - ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE (#8220117-003).
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
