LOT 4258
India. Kabul Shahi Dynasties, Samanta Deva AR Jital. AD 850-1000. Gandhāra-Ohind mint. Bull and Horseman type.
श्री सामन्त देव, bull sitting to left; circular pellet on hump; Jhula (saddle cloth) with trishula (sacred trident) on rump; star before / दी, horseman to right holding banner; Nagari "Di" above. Cf. Tye 14.1. Very Fine.(3.25gr, 19mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Austria. Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia AR Posthumous Thaler. Dated 1780. Restrike.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
M · THERESIA · D · G · R · IMP · HU · BO · REG ·, veilied and crowned bust of Empress Maria Theresia of Habsburg to right; S · F · below / ARCHID · AVST · DUX · BURG · CO · TYR · 1780 · ☓, coat of arms of Maria Theresia on double-crowned shield divided into four fields representing Hungary, Bohemia, Burgundy, and Burgau (Günzburg); crowned inner shield with coat of arms of Austria; supported by crowned and nimbate double-headed eagle. Edge inscription: IUSTITIA ET CLEMENTIA. KM T1; Yeoman 55; Gigante 2. 28.13gr, 41mm, 12h.
Uncirculated.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
The Maria Theresia Taler was originally struck in Austria between 1740 and 1780. It was the circulating currency of the Holy Roman Empire and its dominions, and it was one of the most important trade coins in Europe and the world. After the death of Maria Theresia in 1780, the coin continued to be minted until today, with the date frozen at 1780. It is estimated that until 2000, 389 million pieces were minted. As of 2024, it is still sold by the Vienna Mint (Numista note). -
German States. Prussia (Kingdom), Wilhelm II AR 2 Marks. Dated 1901. Berlin mint. 200th Anniversary of the Kingdom of Prussia.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
+ FRIEDRICH · I · 1701 · WILHELM · II · 1901 ·, jugate busts of Friedrich I and Wilhelm II to left / DEUTSCHES REICH 1901 * ZWEI MARK *, crowned imperial eagle with shield on breast. KM 525; Jaeger 105. 11.11gr, 28mm, 12h.
Uncirculated.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
India. Mughal Empire, Shah Jahan I AR Rupee. Dated AH 1038 and RY 1 (AD 1628/9). Ahmadabad mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Legend in four lines / Legend in four lines. KM 224.1. 11.38gr, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market circa 2015. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
