LOT 4480
German States. Free Hanseatic city of Hamburg, Franz II AV 2 Ducat. Dated 1795. Hamburg mint.
FRANSISCVS . II . D . G . ROM . IMP . SEMP . AVGVST, small crowned imperial double headed eagle holding sceptre and sword, on its chest imperial orb; date above / MON . AVR . HAMBVR-GENSIS . ADLEGEM IMPERII in five lines within ornamented square frame; city arms above. KM 506.1; Fr 1135; Gaed 67. Extremely Fine. Extremely rare.(6.95gr, 26mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK coin market.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4480
German States. Free Hanseatic city of Hamburg, Franz II AV 2 Ducat.
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,500 (EUR 1,740; USD 2,025) +BP*
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Russian Empire. Nicholas II AV 5 Roubles. Dated 1899 Ф3 (Felix Zelman). St. Petersburg Mint.
Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Б.М.НИКОЛАЙ II ИМПЕРАТОРЪ И САМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ ВСЕРОСС, bare head to left / Crowned, double-headed Russian eagle; 5 РУБЛЕЙ 1899 Г below. Edge inscription: mintmaster's initials. Yeoman 62; Fr 180. 4.25gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
United States of America. Federal Republic AV 5 Dollars. Dated 1906. Philadelphia mint. 'Coronet Head-With Motto' type. Designed by Christian Gobrecht.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Coronet head to left, wearing tiara bearing the inscription LIBERTY; thirteen stars around rim; date below / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, eagle bearing crest on its chest holding olive branch and arrows in its talons; motto set in scroll above IN GOD WE TRUST; denomination below. KM 101. 8.33gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
France. Napoléon III AV 20 Francs. Dated 1865. Monnaie de Paris mint. Désiré-Albert Barre, engraver. Alfred Renouard de Bussière, Mint Master.
Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR, laureate head to right; BARRE and mark of Mint Master below / EMPIRE FRANÇAIS, Coat of Arms of France; denomination in fields; below, date between mintmark and mark of Engraver. Franc 2014 532/11; KM 801.1; Fr 585; Maz 1450; Gad 1789 1062. 6.45gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
