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LOT 3501
Ottoman Empire. Selim III AR Para. Dated Year 1 [AH 1203 (AD 1789)]. Islambul mint.
Tughra (type 1) / ١ ضرب في إسلمبول ١٢٠٣ (mintmark and year). OC 28-023-01. Very Fine. Traces of incuse of reverse on obverse.(0.29gr, 15mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Italy. Ancona (Papal States), Iulius III AR Giulio. 1550-1555. Ancona mint. Mazzeo Mazzei, mintmaster.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
IVLIVS III PONT MAX, papal coat of arms surmounted by tiara and crossed keys / S PETRVS ANCONA, Saint Peter standing facing, reading book in left hand, and holding keys in right hand; mintmaster's mark in lower left field. Muntoni 59; MIR 993/6. 2.75gr, 27mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
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Hong Kong. Set of Two [2] Silver Trade Dollars 'Hong Kong Returns to China'. 1997.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Struck by the Royal Mint in display box with information card. 205gr total, box: 10.5 x 9cm.
UNC
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Bulgaria. Boris III NI 10 Leva. Dated 1943. Vienna mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
КРУМЪ 814, (Борис III) Krum the Fearsome (Khan of Bulgaria in 803-814) on horseback to right hunting lion; dog behind / 10 ЛЕВА 1943 БЪЛГАРИЯ in four lines within wreath. KM 40b; Schön 40b. NGC graded UNC DETAILS - OBV SPOT REMOVED (#8220117-002).
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
