LOT 4157
Swedish Livonia, Christina BI Solidus. Dated 1653(?).
CHRISTINA · D · G · R · S ·, Vasa arms inside crowned monogram / SOLIDVS LIVONIÆ 5 · 3(?) ·, griffin holding two swords with its feet. Ahlström 5; Haljak II 1425; Fed 863. Very Fine. Edge chipped.(0.33gr, 14mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx Parthenon Gallery and Coincraft, London, UK, 1990s-2000s.
Property of a North London, UK, private collector.
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Poland. Sigismund III Vasa AR Ort / ¼ Thaler. Dated 1624. Gdansk (Danzig) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
SIGIS III D : G : REX • POL • M D L R PR •, crowned bust to right, wearing ruffled collar; 1-6 across fields / • MONETA CIVIT : GEDANENSIS •, oval arms between two rampant lions, date above. Kopicki 7505. 6.69gr, 28mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
West Africa(?) Spearhead Money. Circa 18th-19th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Spear blade in the form of a long leaf, used as currency until the use of coins in the 19th century, issued by the local cultures. Cf. National Museum of American History, ID Number: NU.79.112.OC133. 1.55gr, 54mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman; formed from the early 2000s. -
Italian States, Venezia (Venice, Republic). Doge Andrea Gritti AR 4 Soldi Nouvo Tipi. Doge LXXVII, 1523-1538. ΛZ Massaro.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
ஃ LAYS ஃ TI-BI ஃ SOLI ஃ, Christ, nimbate, standing facing / • ΛND GRIT • S • M • VENETI • DVX •, St. Mark standing to right blessing kneeling Doge; Λ Z below. Papadopoli 140. 0.94gr, 18mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine. Pierced.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
