Somalia Fantasy 250 Shillings Millennium Icons Trimetallic types (368) Churchill 2000 (73), Pope John Paul II 2000 (104), Mao Tse-Tung 2000 (81),Che Guevara 2000 (89), Mozart 2001 with coloured reverse (21), Lustrous UNC some with toning
World 17th to 19th Century a small group (5) Brunei, Large Pitis, 18th to 19th Century, anonymous, in tin, 11.64 grammes, Singh type 15B, Obverse: Camel facing left with floral scrolls around, Reverse: Honorific title Sultan al-adil Malik al-zahir within four interlocked clouds, with a 4-petaled flower in the centre VG, Portugal Ten Reis (Half Vinten) 1676 KM#99 VG, Barbados (3) Penny 1788 Large Pineapple KM#Tn8 VG/Fine, 1792 KM#Tn10 VG with pitted surfaces and green patina, Halfpenny 1792 KM#Tn9 Good Fine with pitted surfaces and green patina
World (9) German States - Prussia Three Marks 1909A Good Fine/NVF, Italian Somaliland One Rupia 1912R KM#6 VF with attempted piercing at the top, Ionian Islands 100 Aspra 1966 St. Dennis of Zante X#2 Proof in Silvered Cupro-Nickel, numbered on the edge nFDC retaining original mint brilliance, Denmark Ten Kroner (2) 1967 Wedding of Princess Margarethe KM#856 Lustrous UNC, 1968 Wedding of Princess Benedikte KM#857, Brazil2000 Reis 1912 KM#511 VF/GVF, Bulgaria 100 Leva 1930 KM#43 (2) both Good Fine/VF, Romania 500 Lei 1944 KM#65 NEF/GVF
South AfricaProof Set 1953 (9 coins, Crown to Farthing) nFDC to FDC some with colourful and attractive tone, in the blue box of issue, Fantasy Maundy Set 1936 Edward VIII Prooflike UNC, as part of a group of World, an eclectic mix, a wide variety of countries represented, includes USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Somalia, Ireland and many more, includes some fantasy items, mostly base metal items includes some cased and some 20th Century from circulation, these in mixed grades
World (10) Ethiopia Birr EE1892 KM#19 NVF with some surface marks, ThailandBahtundated (1876-1900) Y#34 Good Fine, toned, Sweden (3) 1935G 500th Anniversary of the Riksdag KM#806 UNC with practically full lustre, 1952 TS 70th Birthday of Gustaf VI Adolf KM#828 UNC with practically full lustre, Two Kronor 1932G 300th Anniversary of the Death of Gustaf II Adolf KM#805 UNC and almost fully lustrous with an edge nick, Russia (2) 50 Kopeks (2) 1897 Star on edge, Y#58.1 VF/GVF toned, 1912 ЗБ Y#58.2 NEF/EF, Italian Somaliland Rupia 1910R KM#6 Fine, toned with surface marks, Belgium Franc 1909 French legend DES BELGES KM#56.1 NEF lightly toned, British West AfricaShilling 1914 KM#12 VF/GVF
A good collection (101) of Indian Princely States/Independent Kingdoms along with other Asia and Asia Minor material including Byzantium, Greek, Indo-Greek and Islamic. Indian States/Independent Kingdoms (23), India - Bombay Presidency (2), Byzantium bronze (13), OttomanEmpire (10), Greek (13), Indo-Greek (2). Islamic (38) includes Indian States Maratha Peshwa Ankush Snake Rupee 1700AD Pune Mint, Fine. Baroda Rupee AH 122- (last digit off flan) C#28, Fine. Jaipur Rupee Ram Singh Year 25 KM#119 Bold Fine, Mewar Rupee undated (1858-1920) 'Friendship with London' legend Y#11 Fine or better. Bombay Presidency Half Rupee date, Ahmadabad Mint, partially off the flan KM#259.1 EF with gold toning. Bombay Presidency Half Rupee Surat Mint undated (1800-1815) Good Fine with grey tone. Seljuk Dynasty - Sultanate of Rum joint rule of Sultan Kay Ka'us II, Sultan Qilich Arslan IV, & Sultan Kay Qubadh II SilverDirham NVF nicely toned, Sultanate of Delhi - Tanka coinage 4 Gani Mubarak 1316-1320, MWI#D275, 3.55 grammes, Good Fine, Indian Independent Kingdoms KutchKori Gohadaji I AH978 (date frozen) KM#43 GVF, Sultanate of Delhi Tanka coinage 2 Gani Muhammad Ala Al-din II Khilji (1296-1316) MWI#2569, 3.40 grammes, Fine. Mauryan silver 'Sun and Wagon' punchmarked coinage (2) 321-297BC, 3.51 and 3.52 grammes, only some of the punchmark detail clear, both near Fine. Indo-Greek Western Satraps Rudrasena I Obverse Bust right with corrupted Greek legend in Indo-Greek style, Reverse: Three-arched hill with river, crescent and sun. Fine with some edge cracks. Indo-Greek Western Region Silver Drachm Nahapana (50-75AD) Obverse: Bust right, collar showing, wearing Satrapal cap, Reverse: Arrow pointing down and to the left, thunderbolt to the right, dot between them with inscriptions in Brahmi and Kharoshti, much of which is off-flan, Mitchener 1253 evenly struck NVF/GF and bold. Rajput Dynasty Chauhans of Delhi Billon Drachm Someshvara (1169-1179) Good Fine. Kutch Kori Bhorajji (1632-1654AD) KM#12 Fine, Baroda Rupee Malhar Rao 1870-1875AD (date off flan) 11.70 grammes, About VF and bold. Indore Rupee AH1204 in the name of Shah Alam II, Yasvanth Rao Malharnagar Mint, KM#76, 11.2 grammes, VF and bold. Ancient India - Gadhalya Portrait type Drachm c.950-1200 AD dump coinage Fine. Indo-Sassanian Gadhlaya Paisa Drachm 800-950AD 3.8 grammes Fine. Indian States - Lunavada Copper Paisa Wakhat Singhji 19th Century, exact issue unclear, 6.31 grammes Near Fine. India - Panchala Kingdom Half Karshapana Indamitra? exact issue unclear About VG. Ancient India Kushan Copper Unit c.Mid 3rd Century CE, NVG with some green surface residue. Islamic Almohade square Silver Dirham 12-13th Century (1150-1238AD) struck in Al-Andalus 1.52 grammes Fine and bold. Islamic Seljuks of Rum Kay Ka'us II, Qilich Arslan IV and Kay Qubadh Silver Dirham AH647-655 (1249-1257AD) 2.48 grammes, Good Fine. Kabul Shahi Dynasties Jital Vakka Deva Lion/Elephant c.900-1000AD, 2.75 grammes, Near Fine. Bahri dynasty - Mamluk Sultanate Fals AH780-781 (1380-1381AD), al-Sultan al-Malik,al-Mansur 2.23 grammes, VG on an irregularly shaped flan, India Independent Kingdomes - Kutch Kori Pagmalji I (1698-1715AD) AH978 date frozen KM#43, 3.82 grammes Fine. India - Bahamids, Sultans of Deccan Copper Ala al-Din Ahmad 1435-1457AD Gani 16.27 grammes Fine. Egypt - Mamluk Al-Ashraf Sha-ban II Copper Fal (1363-1377AD), 2.94 grammes, VG. Egypt - Mamluk Al-Nasir Muhammad Third Reign (1310-1341AD) Copper Fal VG. Habbarids Silver Damma c.9th-10th Century 0.64 grammes, Fine, off-centre with some flan cracks. Parthia - Silver Drachm Phraates IV (38-2BC) Obverse: Diademed bust left, eagle with wreath in beak in right field, Reverse: Archer with bow seated Good Fine and bold with good metal. Mongol of Persia - Ilkans Silver Dirham AH716-736, 2.81 grammes Fine, Abbasaid Caliphate Silver Dirham AH185 First Period al-Rashid, Harun, Madinat al Salam Mint Pleasing Fine. Ottoman Empire AH1115 Ahmed III Para KM#139.1 Fine with a flan crack. Silver Akce (4) Mehmed II the Conqueror AH848-850 (1444AD) some surface pitting, Good Fine and bold, Bayezid II AH886 Fine, off-centre, Suleiman the Magnificent AH926 Fine, Off-centre, the date full showing, scarce thus, the fourth worn and not attributable. Para Musafa III AH1171 (1757-1774) regnal year not visible VG, Para Abdul Hamid I AH1187/6 (1774-1789) KM#371 VG. Copper Akce Bayezid II 1481-1512, 2.97 grammes, Near Fine off-centre. Byzantium B
Central Africa500 Francs 1976E Essai KM#E9 BU in the original Monnaie de Paris sleeve Djibouti100 Francs 1977 Essai KM#EE7 BU in the original Monnaie de Paris sleeve Equatorial African States 100 Francs Essai 1966 KM#E6 issued double thickness as the currency pieces of the KM#5 type UNC still sealed in the original plastic envelope Mali 100 Francs 1975 Essai KM#E2 BU still sealed in the sleeve of issue Mali 25 Francs 1976 Essai in Aluminium KM#E4 BU in the original Monnaie de Paris sleeve
China and Asia an interesting and mixed group (22) includes:- China Copper Wu Zhu types (5 Zhu) (9) 23.5mm diameter to 26mm diameter these of varying weights and types in mixed grades, Ban Liang - Western Han Dynasty 2.35 grammes, 100 Cash Tai-Ping Bai-Qian AD221-265 (2) 17mm diameter and 18mm diameter weighing 0.92 and 1.2 grammes respectively, Sichuan Six Dynasties (220-589AD) Wu Quan 15mm diameter, Cash (2) Turgesh's Kaganate Early 8th Century 24mm diameter in bronze, Cash Turgesh's Kaganate 8th to 9th Century on a heavier flan of 6.05 grammes. Ae Cash Liu Bei (221-223AD) 12mm diameter in copper. China Proto-Qarakhanid Ae Cash 10th Century Malik Aram Yinal Qaraj 22.5mm. Central Asia (2) -Sogdiana- Chach Ae 7th to 8th Century Trident/Predatory Animal type 20mm in copper, 2.18 grammes. Sogdiana - Samarqand Ae 20mm in copper Obverse: Portrait of unknown ruler facing, three-quarters left/Reverse: Tamga, struck on an incomplete flan, along with Ancient Cowrie money (2) one believed to be an imitation, Szechuan Province 100 Cash Year 3 (1914) with the appearance of a detector find, low grade and of crude style, accompanied by some attributions, would make an interesting study group
Italy and related (7) Italy (3) 10 Centesimi (2)1894 UNC nicely toned with traces of lustre, 1911 A/UNC, 5 Centesimi 1918, Italian States (3) Venice Centesimo 1849 ZV toned UNC, Papal States 4 Soldi 1868 (2) VF and GVF, Italian Somaliland 4 Bese 1923R GVF for wear with dull surfaces, Rare
Italy and related (4) Italy 20 Lire 1927R Year VI KM#69 GVF/NEF, Italian Somaliland Rupia 1915R KM#6 NVF, Eritrea Lira (2) 1890R KM#2 Fine, 1891 KM#2 Fine
GB Sovereign 1936 Edward VIII Fantasy issue in 9 carat Gold UNC as part of a group of World (12) Somalia 1000 Shillings (5) these presumably fantasy issues 2001 (3), 2002 (2), these depicting Elizabeth I, Cromwell, VictoriaGothic Head and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Ghana 500 Sika 2002 (2) with a coloured picture of the Queen on the reverse, Zambia 10000 Kwacha 2002 with a coloured picture of the Queen on the reverse, 6000 Kwacha 2002 with a coloured picture of the Queen on the reverse, plus GB One Pound (2) 2004, in mixed grades EF-UNC
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