LOT 3644
France. Napoleon III AE 5 Centimes. Dated 1855.
Paris mint. Design by Désiré-Albert Barre. NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR, bare head to left, BARRE below; date between anchor and hand / EMPIRE FRANÇAIS * CINQ CENTIMES *, eagle with spread wings seated facing on thunderbolt, head to right, A below. F# 117; Gad# 155; KM# 797. Extremely Fine.(5.04gr, 25mm, 6h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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United States AR Peace Dollar. Dated 1922.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IN GOD WE TRUST, radiate bust to left, date below, LIBERTY above / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and E PLURIBUS UNUM, eagle on rock inscribed PEACE; across fields ONE DOLLAR. KM 150. 26.66gr, 38mm, 6h
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Feudal France. Normandy AR Billon Dinar. Circa 1050-1060.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Time of William the Conqueror. Cross with pellet in each angle within inner circle, remains of legend around / Cross with annulet in each angle within inner circle, remains of legend around. 0.56gr, 19mm
Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, 1980s. -
Switzerland AR 2 Francs. Dated 1863.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Mint B (Bern). Design by Ferdinand Korn. HELVETIA , Helvetia seated to left, wearing laurel wreath and toga, with right arm raised, and holding shield with coat of arms of Switzerland in left hand, plow and wheat spikes to the right, mountains behind / Denomination and date within wreath formed of oak and alpine rose branches tied with a ribbon below. HMZ 2 1222; Divo/Tob19 303; KM 10a; Schön 22a; Y 28. 9.72gr, 27mm, 6h
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
