LOT 4569
Chinese Bronze Knife Money Han Dynasty, circa 200 B.C.-200 A.D. or later
Comprising: a cast knife-shaped object with looped handle and dragon ornament to one side and Chinese characters to the other. As Shown.6 1/4 in. (40.63gr, 16cm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1960s.
From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s.
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LOT 4569
Chinese Bronze Knife Money
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Iran. Mohammed Reza Shah AV Half Pahlavi. Dated 1353 SH (AD 1974). Tehran mint.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
محمّد رضا شاه پهلوی شاهنشاه ایران, bare head to left; date below / نیم پهلوی, Pahlavi Crown above coat of arms within oak and olive wreath. KM 1161; Fr 102. 4.10gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
German States. Kingdom of Prussia, Friedrich III AV 10 Mark. Dated 1888. Berlin mint.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
FRIEDRICH DEUTSCHER KAISER KÖNIG V. PREUSSEN, bare head to right, A (mintmark) below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1888, crown over the imperial eagle; denomination below. KM 514; Jaeger 247; AKS 120. 3.98gr, 19mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Sweden. Oscar II AV 10 Kronor. Dated 1874. Kungliga Myntet, Kungsholmen. Lea Ahlborn, Engraver. Sebastian Tham, Mint Master.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
OSCAR II SVERIGES O. NORGES KONUNG, bare head to right; L.A. in small lettering beneath truncation; date below / BRÖDRAFOLKENS VÄL, Royal Coat of arms within crowned mantle; marks of Mint and Mint Master in fields; denomination below. KM 732. 4.46gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
