LOT 4252
France, Louis-Philippe I AR 5 Francs. Dated 1850. Paris mint. Jean-Pierre Collot, Mint Master.
Nicolas-Pierre Tiolier, engraver. LOUIS PHILIPPE ROI DES FRANÇAIS, bare head to right, N.P.TIOLIER in small lettering on truncation / Denomination above date; all within wreath of laurel and olive branches. KM 737. Good Very Fine.(24.97gr, 37mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
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West Africa(?) Spearhead Money. Circa 18th-19th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Spear blade in the form of a long leaf, used as currency until the use of coins in the 19th century, issued by the local cultures. Cf. National Museum of American History, ID Number: NU.79.112.OC133. 1.55gr, 54mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman; formed from the early 2000s. -
Mixed Group of One Hundred and Twenty Eight [128] Coins and Other items. 4th-20th century A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Bag of mixed coins, medals and tokens etc from a wide range of periods. 625gr total.
As shown.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Group of Four [4] Palestine AR 100 Mils Coins. 1935-1940.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising: one 1935, two 1939, and one 1940, 100 Mils coins. 46.23gr total, 29mm.
As shown.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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