LOT 3597
France. Napoleon AR Franc. 1804-1814 & 1815.
Paris mint. Dated 1808. NAPOLEON EMPEREUR, bare head to right; below, Tiolier in small lettering / RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE, 1 FRANC within wreath; below, date between A and rooster. KM 682; Franc 2014, 204. Good Fine.(4.81gr, 23mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Spain. Alfonso XIII AR 5 Pesetas. 1886-1931.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Royal Mint of Spain (Madrid). Dated 1898. Mint officials: A. Sandoval, A. Garcia & R. Vega. Designs by Bartolomé Maura Montaner. ALFONSO XIII POR LA G· DE DIOS ✶ 1898 ✶ (stars inscribed 18 98), head of King Alfonso XIII as a child to left; B· M· in small lettering beneath truncation / REY CONST L. DE ESPAÑA S·G· 5 PESETAS ·V·, crowned coat of arms of Spain with Pillars of Hercules. Edge: three groups of nine fleur-de-lis. KM 707; Cal 24-28. 25.00gr, 37mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Italy, Venezia (Venice). Francesco Dona AR Quatro Soldi. Doge LXXIX, 1545-1553.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
New type. TIBI • SOLI • GLORIA, Christ standing facing on low basis, raising his right hand in benediction and holding globus cruciger with left / FRAN DON • DVX • S • M • VENET, S. Marco standing to right, presenting banner to Doge kneeling to left. Papadopoli 38; Paolucci 7. 1.07gr, 18mm, 5h.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Group of Seventeen [17] World AE Coins. Circa 16th-17th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Various types. 19.01gr total.
Condition as seen.
Property of a Worcestershire, UK, collector.
