World Ancient Sets (3) The Biblical Holy Land - Judaea a 14-coin set 134BC-79AD comprising John Hycranus I BronzePrutah, Alex Jannaeus Bronze Prutah, Alex Jannaeus Bronze Lepton, Herod the Great Bronze Prutah, Herod Archelaus Bronze Prutah, Augustus Prefect Bronze Prutah, Valerius Gratus Bronze Prutah, Pontius pilatus bronze Prutah, Herod Agrippa I Bronze Prutah, Nabatean Kings Bronze Prutah, Antoninus Felix bronze prutah, Porcius Festus Bronze Prutah, First Jewish Revolt Bronze Prutah and VespasianSilverDenarius, VG to Fine in the presentation box with certificate, Ancient Silk Road Civilizations a 20-coin set 4th century BC to 19th century AD comprising: China Qin Ban Liang, Judaea Lepton, China Hsin Huo Quan, Kushan Drachm, Narwar Kakini Fraction, Kushanshah Drachm, RomanEmpire Nummus, Byzantine 40 Nummi, Ummayyad Abassid Fals, Shahi Jital, India chola Massa, KashmirStater, Celon Kandy Massa, Malwar Dramma, Western Rajput Jital, Mamluk Fals, Kwarezmshah Jital, Delhi Sultans Tanka, Kampuchea Half Fuang and Nepal Shah Paisa, in mixed grades VG to Fine, in a presentation box with certificate, Coins of Ancient China a 6-coin set comprising The Bone Cowrie, the Bronze Cowrie 'Ghost Face' money, Ming Zi Dao Knife Money, Pan Liang Cash, Huo Pu Spade Coin and Hung Wu Cash coin, VG to Fine, in a Westminster box with their certificate
Ancients a mixed group (14), EgyptPtolemy III Ae38 Drachm, (246-222BC) Alexandria Mint, Obverse: Head of Zeus-Ammon right, Reverse: Eagle standing left, facing right, on thunderbolt, wings closed, cornucopia over shoulder, E between legs, SNG Copenhagen 224, 46.70 grammes, Fine for wear, some corrosion, Ae15 Ptolemy II (285-246BC) Obverse: Head of Zeus-Ammon right, Reverse: Eagle standing left, monogram in left field, 3.64 grammes, Fine, Byzantine (5) bronze Tetarteron (4),and Half Follis (1) VG to Near Fine, Syracuse Ae17 Obverse: Head of Kore left, Reverse: Bull butting left, 5.63 grammes, Fair, Alexandria - Diocletian PotinTetradrachm, Year 3 (286-287AD) Obverse: Laureate and draped bust right, Reverse: Eagle with wreath in beak ETOY-C with Γ in right field, Milne 4845, 7.69 grammes, Good Fine with some edge nicks, Alexandria - Diocletian Potin Tetradrachm, Year 3 (286-287AD) Obverse Layreate and cuirassed bust right, Reverse: Tyche standing left holding rudder and corucoiae, date LΓ to upper left, Dattari 5755 var, Fine, Alexandria - Diocletian Potin Tetradrachm Year 1 (284-285AD) Obverse: Laureate and cuirassed bust right, Reverse: LA above Tyche reclining on draped couch, crowned with modius, right hand on rudder and supporting head with left, Emmet 4083, 6.99 grammes, Fine, the reverse with some small verdigris spots, Kushan Empire, Ae22 Obverse: Bust right, crowned, Reverse: Two attendants at fire altar, 2.47 grammes, Fair/Near Fine, Kushan Empire Tetradrachm (1st to 2nd Century AD) Obverse: King sacrificing at fire altar, Reverse: Shiva standing with bull, trident and deerskin, 25mm diameter, 16.78 grammes, VG with all major design details clear, parts of legend worn or off-flan, Ancient Greece Lepton 14mm, Obverse: Bust left, Reverse worn, Po
Greece (17) Ten Drachma 1930 KM#72 VF, One Drachma 1874A VG, 50 Lepta (2) 1874 NVF, 1883A VG/Near Fine, Ten Lepta (6) 1838 Poor, 1869BB Near Fine, 1870 Near Fine/VG, 1878K VG, 1882A Near Fine, 1894 Near Fine, Five Lepta 5) 1833 Fine, 1869BB VG, 1878K Near Fine, 1882A NVF, 1895A VG, Two Lepta 1869A Fine, One Lepton 1869A VF, along with a further group of 20th Century issues (43) 50 Drachma to One Drachma 1910s to 1990s issues in mixed grades, a few lustrous
World a small group (12) Japan (4) Five Sen 1871 Year 4 Early Variety 66 rays, Y#6.1 Fine, slightly bent with a scratch on the obverse, Ten Sen Year 43 Y#29 Fine, 100 Yen 1968 (Year 43) Fine, 500 Yen 1982 (Year 57) EF, China - Japanese Puppet States - Manchukuo (3) 10 Fen Year 5 Y#8 Fine, Five Fen Year 3 Wide Border Y#7 (2) Fine and VF, Fen Year 7 (1940) Good Fine, BritishGuyanaFour Pence 1938 VG, Nepal (2) Rupee VS2020 EF, 20 Paisa VS2000 (1944) Y#714 Fine, Mauritius20 Cents 1883 Fine, Ionian Islands Lepton 1835 Near Fine with some surface marks
GB and World (75) includes GB (6) Shillings (2) 1880 Poor, 1940E VG, SilverThreepences (2) 1920 Fine, 1930 Fine, Farthing 1901 NVF, DecimalTen Pence 1973 Fine with M countermarked on the obverse, New ZealandPenny Token undated (1863-1869) S.Hague Smith KM#Tn63 Fine, the reverse once lightly cleaned, Crete (4) 20 Lepton 1900A Near Fine, 10 Lepton 1900A KM#4.1 VG, Five Lepton 1900A (2) the first VF with some spots, the second VG, Canada (2) 50 Cents 1938 VG/Fine, One Cent 1955 Fine, Australia (2) Florin 1956 VG/Near Fine, Sixpence 1938 VG/Near Fine, British West AfricaOne Tenth Penny 1944 UNC, Rhodesia (4) Ten Cents 1975 UNC, Five Cents 1975 UNC, 2 1/2 Cents 1970 UNC, Half Cent 1975 UNC and lustrous, France (2) Five Francs 1938 VF/GF scarce, Five Centimes 1917 EF, Switzerland (2) Half Franc 1909B VG, Ten Rappen 1918B Fine, Denmark (3) 25 Ore 1925 Good Fine, 10 Ore 1933 (2) both Fine, Sweden (2) One Krona 1947TS About Fine/Fine, Five Ore 1877 Fine, Belgium (3) Five Francs 1936 Fine, Five Centimes 1932 VF, One Centime 1869 EF, USA (4) Half Dollar 1964 D GVF, Ten Cents (2) 1914 Good Fine, 1944 Fine, Five Cents 1927 VG, Germany (2) 5 Marks (2) 1957G Fine, 1968G NEF, Germany - Third Reich Two Reichsmarks 1939A NVF, Germany - Weimar Republic (2) 3 Reichsmarks 1925A KM#46 Good Fine, Pfennig 1935A EF with traces of lustre, Netherlands (2) Ten Cents 1926 Near Fine, Half Cent 1900 Fine, Curacao One Tenth Gulden 1944 D Fine, Greece 5 Lepton 1878K GVF, Italy (3) One Lire 1863M BN VG, Two Lire 1926R Fine, One Centesimo 1861F VF, Liberia (6) 25 Cents 1966 Lustrous UNC (2), Ten Cents 1977 Lustrous UNC, Five Cents 1961 Good Fine, Two Cents 1896 Good Fine, One Cent 1961 VF, Portugal One Centavo 1921 VF, Ceylon Half Cent 1926 GVF, Austria (2) Schilling 1968 Gilded GVF, 50 Groschen 1968 GEF and lustrous, Spain (8) One Peseta 1937 VF, 50 Centimos 1937 EF, 25 Centimos (3) 1934 Good Fine, 1937 GEF, 1938 UNC with practically full lustre, Two Centimos (3) 1904 SM-V NVF, 1905 SM-V VF, 1911 PC-V Fine, Egypt 1/40th Qirsh AH1293/24 (2) (1898) both EF with lustre, Japan (2) One Rin Year 6 (1873) Y#15 GVF, Austria 2 Heller 1894 EF with some verdigris, French Equatorial Africa50 Centimes 1943 NVF, Guinea Five Francs 1959 KM#1 VF
Greece 100 Drachma Alexander the Great issues (38), 50 Drachma Homer issues (36) along with a further group of 100 Drachma to 5 Lepta 1869-1990 (171) (mostly 20th Century issues) these in mixed grades with some later coins EF, and Ionian Islands (4) 2 Lepton 1820 VG, Lepton (3) 1834 holed, 1849, and another with worn date
Isle of Man (4) Penny 1786 Good Fine, Halfpennies (2) 1798 Fine, 1839 Fine/Good Fine, Token Halfpenny 1831 William Callister NEF, along with Channel Islands (66) includes some Victorian copper issues, these in mixed grades with some later coins lustrous, also JerseyProof Set 1966 (3 coins) Crown, Threepence and Penny nFDC to FDC in a slide case, also a masonic silvermedal and a Triskelion silver medal, Good Fine to VF, and World (3) South Farica Penny 1937 EF, Greece (2) Two Dracmai 1957 Fine and 10 Lepton 1869BB VG
Cyprus 45 Piastres 1928 KM#19 GVF/NEF with some small spots and thin scratches, Ionian Islands Lepton 1853 KM#34 Good EF with traces of lustre and some darker toning in places
Greece (40) 100 Drachma to 5 Lepta 1869-1992 in mixed grades includes 10 Lepta 1882A, NEF and Ionian Islands (4) 30 Lepta 1818 VG, 2 Lepta 1819 Poor, Lepton (2) 1857 GVF, 1862 EF, along with a set a Greek coins 1976 (8) 20 Drachma to 10 Lepta UNC in a slide case
Greece 10 Lepton 1882A EF, Russia Quarter Kopek 1899 Lustrous UNC as part of a group of World 18th to 20th Century (105) includes Russia, Ireland, France, and many more, in mixed grades with some EF
Ionian Islands (9) Obol 1819, 2 Lepta 1920, Lepton (7) 1834, 1837, 1848, 1849, 1851, 1853, 1862, Malta/GB Fractional Farthings (10) 1827, 1835, 1844, 1866, 1868, 1876, 1878, 1884, 1885, 1913, Gibraltar (4) 2 Quartos 1810, 1813, 1820, in mixed grades, along with Gibraltar Casino Token Ten Shillings 1964 EF and a group of Gibraltar Decimal coins (46) these in mixed grades to EF
Greece Lepton 1831 about Fine, GermanyThird Reich Reichsmark 1936 F GEF/Unc along with others mostly earlier types including Scotland and Ceylon in lower grades along with over 3 kilos of mixed world, and another bag of world silver (lot)
Greece 2 Drachmas 1911 KM#61 approaching EF, Ionian Islands Lepton 1834 KM#34 EF with a few minor spots on the reverse, Ionian Islands Lepton 1862 KM#34 EF/NEF
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