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LOT 3495
Italy. Papal States, Innocent XII AE 1/2 Bolognino. Dated 1699.
BONONIA DOCET with Papal arms in centre / MEZO BOLOGNINO with half lion rampant left over date. KM# 115. Fine.(6.64gr, 29mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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Ottoman Empire. 'Abd al-'Aziz CU 40 Para. Dually dated RY 4 and AH 1277 (AD 1865). Qustantiniyah (Constantinople) mint. Countermarked for the church of 'Birth of Christ Saviour' in Thasos.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Toughra; ٤ سنة (RY) below / عز نصره ضرب في قسطنطينية around denomination; AH accession date below; c/m: ΣΓΧ 1883 [ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΓΕΝΝΗΣΙΣ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ 1883 (=Birth of Christ Saviour 1883)] in two lines within incuse circle. KM 702 (Turkey); Wilski G18-08. 21.14gr, 36mm.
Good Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Ottoman copper coins were countermarked for use in Greek communities under Turkish control, who continually suffered a shortage of coinage. -
Saudi Arabia. Kingdom of Hejaz, Hussein bin Ali AE Quarter Qirsh. Dated AH 1334 (AD 1916). Mecca mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Legend in Arabic in the centre and four sections around / Legend in Arabic in the centre and four sections around. KM 22; Schön 2. 1.25gr, 16mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Suspension broken.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Australia. Kookaburra Silver Coin Series Gilded AR 1 Dollar. 2005.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising: Kookaburra Silver Coin with gold-plated pin badge, boxed with certificate of authenticity. 175gr total, boxed: 9.3 x 8.2 x 4cm.
UNC.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
