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LOT 3500
India. Kabul Shahi Dynasties, Samanta Deva AR Jital. AD 850-1000. Gandhāra-Ohind mint. Bull and Horseman type.
Horseman to right, holding banner; 'bhi' in Nagari to left; symbol to right / 'śri samanta deva' in Nagari, recumbent zebu to left, Jhula (saddle cloth) with trishula (sacred trident) on rump; to left, star above pellet above crescent. Tye 14. Good Very Fine.(3.11gr, 18mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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United States of America AR Half Dollar. Dated 1953. Denver mint. 'Franklin' type. Dies by John R. Sinnock and Gilroy Roberts.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST, bust of Benjamin Franklin to right; JRS in small lettering on truncation, date to right / UNITED STATES oF AMERICA, Liberty Bell flanked by ·E· PLURIBUS UNUM and small eagle; mintmark above, denomination below. KM 199. 12.46gr, 30mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Russian Empire. Ekaterina II CU 5 Kopecks. Dated 1780. Ekaterinburg mint. Type 3A.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Crowned monogram of Ekaterina II dividing date within wreath / Crowned double-headed eagle; Е М (mintmark) flanking, ПЯТЬ ∙ КОПѢЕКЪ below. Craig 59.3. 53.53gr, 44mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Bulgaria. Alexander I CU 10 Stotinki. Dated 1881. Birmingham mint (Heaton and Sons).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
✶БЪЛГАРИЯ✶ СЪЕДИНЕНИЕ-ТО ПРАВИ СИЛА-ТА (Александър I), crowned and mantled coat-of-arms with supporters / 10 СТОТИНКИ 1881 in three lines within wreath; HEATON below. KM 3. NGC graded UNC DETAILS - ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE (#8220117-003).
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
