LOT 4487
Iceland. Republic AV 500 Kronur. Dated 1961. Royal Mint (Tower Hill). 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Jón Sigurðsson.
JÓN SIGURÐSSON 1811 · 17. JÚNI · 1961, portrait of Jón Sigurðsson to right / ÍSLAND 500 KRÓNUR, Icelandic coat of arms surrounded by the four traditional protector spirits "Landvættir" of Iceland: Griðungur the bull, Gammur the eagle, Dreki the dragon, and Bergrisi the giant. KM 14; Schön 22; Fr 1. Extremely Fine.(8.96gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK coin market.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4487
Iceland. Republic AV 500 Kronur.
Estimate £400 - 500€460 - 580 (for guidance only)$540 - 680 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£200 (EUR 232; USD 270) +BP*
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Iran. Mohammed Reza Shah AV Pahlavi. Dated 1355 SH (AD 1976). Tehran mint.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
محمّدرضا شاه پهلوی آریامهر شاهنشاه ایران, bare head to left; date below / پهلوی, Pahlavi Crown above coat of arms within oak and olive wreath. KM 1200. 8.02gr, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Crusader States. Knights of Rhodes (Knights Hospitallers), Fabrizio Del Carretto AV Ducat. AD 1513-1521. Imitating the Venetian Ducat.
Estimate: £400 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
• F • FABRICII • D • CA S • IOANNI MF, Grand Master of the order kneeling left before St. John, jointly holding banner / • SIT • T • XPЄ • DΛT • OTV • RЄGIS • ISTЄ • DV, Christ standing facing, raising hand and holding gospels, surrounded by mandorla containing 9 stars. Friedberg 11; Numista 141690. 3.45gr, 21mm, 3h.
Extremely Fine. Crack to centre, otherwise a beautiful example.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
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Group of Five [5] Cowry Currency Shells. Southern Nigeria, 19th-20th century A.D.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Group of four shells pierced and strung for use as currency. 7.17 grams total, 15-21 mm
From a specialised collection of trade items and money formed in the 1970s.
