LOT 3512
Russia. 1917 Revolution AR 25 Kopeks. Dated 1896. Countermarked on 25 Kopeks of Tsar Nikolai II Aleksandrovich. St. Petersburg or Paris mint.
Б.М.НИКОЛАЙ II ИМПЕРАТОРЪ И САМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ ВСЕРОСС., bare head to left; octagonal countermark: ''Deposition of the Romanov Dynasty. March 1917” in Russian / 25 КОПѢЕКЪ 1896 Г., crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, with shields arranged across wings, and holding sceptre and orb; crown with ribbons above. For undertype cf. Y 57; cf. Bitkin 95-99, 202. Very Fine.(4.96gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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Group of Thirty Seven [37] World AE and Other Coins. 1748-2007.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: various types, issues, denominations and reverse types. 226gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
France. First Empire, Napoléon I AR Medallet. Dated L'An 13 (AD 1804). Commemorative issue of Coronation of Napoléon I. Dies by Jeuffroy. Denon, director.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
NAPOLEON EMPEREUR, laureate head to right; DEN. JEUFF in two lines beneath truncation / LE SENAT ET LE PEUPLE, mantled figure of Napoléon standing facing, holding eagle-tipped sceptre, being carried by a senator to left and a solider to right; to left, book, plowshare to right; in exergue, D AN XIII J. Bramsen 330. 1.34gr, 13mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Japan. Meiji, Mutsuhito AR 10 Sen. Dated 1873. Year 6.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
10 SEN around dragon in centre / 十銭 with Chrysanthemum Paulownia. Y# 23, N# 13998. 2.69gr, 18mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex Baldwins. Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian.
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