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LOT 4570
Group of Five [5] Cowry Currency Shells. Southern Nigeria, 19th-20th century A.D.
Group of four shells pierced and strung for use as currency. 5/8 - 7/8 in. (7.17 grams total, 15-21 mm).
ProvenanceFrom a specialised collection of trade items and money formed in the 1970s.
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LOT 4570
Group of Five [5] Cowry Currency Shells.
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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German States. Kingdom of Prussia, Wilhelm II AV 20 Mark. Dated 1892. Berlin mint.
Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £450
WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER KÖNIG V. PREUSSEN, bare head to right; A (mintmark) below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1892 * 20 MARK *, crowned imperial eagle. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. KM 521; J 252; Fr 3831; AKS 124. 7.92gr, 22mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Russian Empire. Nicholas II AV 5 Roubles. Dated 1900. St Petersburg Mint.
Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Б.М.НИКОЛАЙ II ИМПЕРАТОРЪ И САМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ ВСЕРОСС, bare head to left / Crowned, double-headed Russian eagle; 5 РУБЛЕЙ 1900 Г below. Bitkin 26. 4.28gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
German States. Kingdom of Prussia, Friedrich II AV Frederick d'Or. Dated 1764. Berlin mint.
Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
FRIDERICUS BORUSSORUM REX, laureate head of Frederick II to right / 17-64, eagle standing to right on war trophies, head to left; below, A (mintmark). KM 309; Fr 2406. 6.59gr, 24mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Cleaned.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
