LOT 2956
World Coins - France - Louis Philippe I - 1845 A - AR 5 Francs Dated 1845 A.D.
Paris mint. Obv: profile bust with LOUIS PHILIPPE I ROI DES FRANCAIS legend. Rev: 5 / FRANCS in two lines with date below within wreath; 'prow', dog's head' and 'A' privy and mintmarks below. Edge: raised DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE inscription. Good very fine.(24.73 grams.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx David Harthill collection, UK (with ticket).
LiteratureKM# 749.1.
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LOT 2956
World Coins - France - Louis Philippe I - 1845 A - AR 5 Francs
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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World Coins - France - Louis Philippe I - 1845 A - AR 5 Francs Dated 1845 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Paris mint. Obv: profile bust with LOUIS PHILIPPE I ROI DES FRANCAIS legend. Rev: 5 / FRANCS in two lines with date below within wreath; 'prow', dog's head' and 'A' privy and mintmarks below. Edge: raised DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE inscription. 24.73 grams.
Good very fine.
Ex David Harthill collection, UK (with ticket). -
World Coins - Islamic - Abbasid - Al Mahdi - AR Dirham 161 h. / 778 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £43
Madinat al-Salaam mint. Obv: inscription in three lines with legend around. Rev: inscription in four lines with legend around. 2.91 grams.
Good very fine; possibly a contemporary copy.
Ex David Harthill collection, UK.
This silver Islamic coin may be a contemporary copy or fake Abbasid dirham produced by a local workshop imitating a coin minted at Madinat al-Salaam. Fakes manufactured during the ancient Abbasid timeline, although inexpensive at auction, present a fascinating area to research for those collecting on a budget. TimeLine Auctions normally has a small quantity of contemporary imitations on offer for those interested in this captivating area of numismatics. -
World Coins - Himyarites - Scyphate AR Unit 1st century A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Raydan mint. Obv: diademed, male head right surrounded by torc ending in a trident shaped tangram. Rev: small head right, "sceptre" symbol to right. 0.94 grams.
Good very fine.
Property of a North London gentleman.
