LOT 4187
France. Metz AR Demi-Gros. 1648.
PROTO • ME S • STEPHA •, St Stephen seated to left, coat-of-arms flanking, date in exergue / SIT • NOM • DNINRI • IHV • XPI • BNDICT and SEMIGROSS • MET around central cross with stars in quarters; coat-of-arms above. B 1662. Near Very Fine.(0.89gr, 18mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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Solomon Islands. Elizabeth II AR Proof 25 Dollars. 2000.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
ELIZABETH II SOLOMON ISLANDS, crowned bust to right, RDM in small lettering on truncation; date below / ✱ JEAN MICHEL HUON DE KERMADEC ✱ 1792 ✱ ''ESPERANCE'', ship in full sail to right. 500gr, 90mm, 12h.
Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Italy. Papale (Stato della Città del Vaticano), Pius IX AR 10 Soldi or 50 Centesimi. Dated 1868. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Designs by Carl Friedrich Voigt. PIVS IX PON · MAX · A · XXII, bust to left / ★ STATO ★ PONTIFICIO ★, denomination and date within wreath; mintmark below, 50 Cmi (50 centesimi) flanking. KM 1376; Berman 3343. 2.45gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
India. Princely state of Mysore AR 1/12 Pavali. 1799-1810.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Goddess Chamundi facing / Inscription(?). See Numista N#57561 for a 1/6 Pavali. 0.24gr, 5mm.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
From Numista: As per some leading experts these coins might have been produced in the 70's or 80's. Though this has not been confirmed and this coin is still listed in Krause as a genuine coin.
