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LOT 4253
Hong Kong. Edward VII CU Cent. Dated 1905. Birmingham mint (Heaton and Sons).
Design by George William de Saulles. EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR, crown bust to right; DES in small lettering beneath truncation / ✿ HONG - KONG ✿, 香 港 一 仙, mintmark above, denomination and date below. KM 11; Schön 1. Uncirculated.(7.62gr, 28mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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Europe. Fantasy AR Thaler. Dated 1971. Vienna mint. 1st Thaler of Europe. Dies by Hans Köttenstorfer.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
ROBERT SCHUMAN ♦ 1886 - 1963 ♦, portrait of Robert Schuman, former President of the European Parliament; H. CÖTT on the right / CENTRE EUROPEEN D' ETUDES BURGONDO-MEDIANES ERSTER EUROPA TALER PREMIER ECU d'EUROPE 1971 A 900, coat of arms. X 201. 25.40gr, 40mm, 12h.
Almost Uncirculated.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Poland. Sigismund III Vasa AR Ort / ¼ Thaler. Dated 1624. Gdansk (Danzig) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
SIGIS III D : G : REX • POL • M D L R PR •, crowned bust to right, wearing ruffled collar; 1-6 across fields / • MONETA CIVIT : GEDANENSIS •, oval arms between two rampant lions, date above. Kopicki 7505. 6.69gr, 28mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
India. Princely State of Hyderabad, Mir Mahbub Ali Khan AR Rupee. AH 1286/1 (AD 1870).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Legend in Urdu: '1 Julus Maimanat Manus Zarb Farkhanda Bunyad - Hyderabad' / Legend in Urdu : '92 Asaf Jah, Nizam Al-Mulk bahadur. Persian letter M" for Mahbub, AH date below'. Yeoman 17; N 50726. 10.96gr, 23mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. Accompanied by an old handwritten slip.
