LOT 2701
World Coins - Switzerland - 1914 - AR Half Franc Dated 1914 A.D.
Bern mint. Obv: standing Helvetia with lance and shield within star border. Rev: value and date within wreath, below the ribbon of the wreath is the mint mark B. Very fine.(2.47 grams.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of an Essex gentleman.
LiteratureKM# 24.
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World Coins - Cyprus - 1884 - One Piastre Dated 1884 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Obv: profile bust facing left, wearing a coronet with decoration of oak leaves and scrolls, VICTORIA QUEEN legend around and the date of the issue below. Rev: 1 within a circle of beads and in a circle the inscription: · CYPRUS · ONE PIASTRE, engraver Leonard Charles Wyon. 11.58 grams.
Fine with scars. Extremely rare in any grade, with only 18,000 pieces coined.
From a 1990s English collection. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
World Coins - Australia, Canada & New Zealand - Mixed Issue Group [18] 1937-1978 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Group comprising: Australia (7), Canada (9), & New Zealand (3), mixed issues and denominations in various grades. 86 grams total.
Circulated.
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
World Coins - Crusader Issues - Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus - James II - AE Sezin 1460-1473 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Uncertain (Famagusta[?]) mint. Obv: +IACOBUS DЄI GRAIA, lion rampant left. Rev: +IЄRUSALЄM•CIPI (sic), Jerusalem cross, small cross in each quarter. 2.31 grams.
Very fine.
Ex London, UK, private collection. Ex London gallery, 2003. Property of a North London collector.
