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LOT 3713
Vienna. Four [4] Coin Anniversary AR Proof Set - Vienna University. 1965.
Anniversary proof silver set of Vienna University coins dated 1965, with booklet held inside a leatherette wallet. UNC.(132gr total, wallet: 15.5 x 11.5cm.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 3713
Vienna. Four [4] Coin Anniversary AR Proof Set - Vienna University.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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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. -
Russia. 1917 Revolution AR 25 Kopeks. Dated 1896. Countermarked on 25 Kopeks of Tsar Nikolai II Aleksandrovich. St. Petersburg or Paris mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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. 4.96gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. -
Bulgaria. Republic CU 2 Leva. Dated 2017. Sofia mint. Commemorative issue of 140 years since the birth of Elin Pelin. Dies by Plamen Chernev and Preslav Chernev.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
140 ГОДИНИ ОТ РОЖДЕНИЕТО НА ЕЛИН ПЕЛИН, facing bust of writer Elin Pelin, head turned slightly to left; Елинъ Пелинъ below / БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА, coat-of-arms, date and denomination below. KM 343. NGC graded PF 65 RD ULTRA CAMEO (#8536636-001).
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
