German States (2) Augsburg Bishopric issue 'Hand' Heller (13th-14th Century) Bishop Marquard of Randeck. 0.63 grammes, Design VF with legend worn, Hall - Swabia 'Hand' Heller (13th to 14th Century), 0.48 grammes, Fine with some verdigris
Halfcrowns to Farthings in a series of promoters boxes - 'The Last of the Halfcrowns 1937-1967', a part set (14) 1937, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 'The Last Four Decades of the Florin' a part set (13) 1937, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1947, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1959, 1961, 1966, 1967, 'The Story of the Florin' a 12-coin set comprising Florins 1849, 1887 Gothic head, 1887 Jubilee Head, 1901, 1910, 1915, 1923, 1941, 1950, 1967 (UNC), 1970 Proof (nFDC), and Ten Pence 1968 (UNC) in mixed circulated grades unless stated, 'The Complete ShillingCollection' an incomplete set (!) (20) 1942E, 1942S, 1945E, 1945S, 1946E, 1946S, 1948E, 1950S (2), 1954E, 1954S, 1956E, 1956S, 1957E, 1960S, 1962S, 1963E, 1963S, 1966E, 1966S, in mixed circulated grades, The Last of the Sixpences 1936-1967 a complete set (31) in mixed circulated grades, the 1952 Good Fine/Fine, with certificate cards, The Last Six Decades of Silver, Halfcrowns to Silver Threepence (14) comprising Halfcrowns (2) 1926 First Head, 1931, Florin 1922, Shillings (6) 1899, 1909, 1934, 1939S, 1944E, 1944S, Sixpences (2) 1916, 1934, Silver Threepence (3) 1890, 1907, 1919, The Last Four Decades of Threepences comprising Silver Threepences (14) 1930-1943 inclusive and Brass Threepences (30) 1937-1946, 1948-1967, in mixed circulated grades, some later dates with lustre, 'The Halfcrowns of the 19th Century' an incomplete set (3) 1836 VG, 1887 Jubilee Head Fine/Good Fine and 1901 VG/Near Fine harshly cleaned, Queen Elizabeth II 90 Majestic Years 1926-2016 a coin minted every year of the Queen's life, Pre-Decimals include some silver issues, in mixed circulated grades, in 9 folders and book, in mixed circulated grades, Britannia Pennies of the 20th Century 1901-1967 incomplete (No 1922, 1934, 1950, 1951 or 1953), in mixed circulated grades, The House of Windsor Coinage Portraits Penny Set comprising Pennies (8) 1858, 1888, 1900, 1902, 1912, 1928, 1937, 1966, and Decimal One Penny (3) 1973, 1996, 1999, in mixed circulated grades, The Complete Wren Farthing Collection 1937-1956 (20) in mixed grades some with lustre, House of Hanover Coins incomplete (1) Farthing 1720 Fair, 20 Centuries of Coins, an incomplete set (12) comprising coins from the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 10th, 12th, 13th, 15th, 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries, includes issues from Middle East, India, China, Asia, Ceylon, Vietnam, Netherlands Finland and GB, in mixed grades, and a further group of GB and a few World (57) includes a GB Twopence 1797 VG with some edge knocks, and Crown 1935 VF with dark tone, mostly base metal issues with a few in silver, (Total weight over 35 kilos)
AustriaMedieval Silver minors (75) 13th to 15th Century with a few pieces up to the 1700s a wide variety of types includes issues from Albrecht I, Frederick - Duke of Habsburg and Ottokar II, the vast majority with attributions, in mixed grades Fair to VF, worthy of further in-depth study
Malay Archipelago Native Kingdoms - 6th to 12th Century (9) includes Kingdom of Srivijaya (2) Unit (c.680-1252) (2) both Fine, Kingdom of Majopahit (7) (c.1293-1520) VG to Fine, with an example of Majopahit ring money (c.13th Century) Fine
Books (16) mostly banking and banknote-themed titles, as follows:- Inside The Bank Of England by Philip Geddes (1987), A Handbook Of London Bankers by F.G.Hilton Price (1970 reprint), Country Banks Of England And Wales by Margaret Dawes and C.N. Ward-Perkins (Volume 1, 2000), The Banker's Art - Studies In Paper Money edited by Virginia Hewitt, Scottish Banknotes - A Concise History & Price Catalogue 2007 Edition by Richard Dennett (3 copies), Collecting Paper Money by Colin Narbeth (1986), Investing In Paper Money by Kenneth R.Lake (1972), 20th Century Scottish Banknotes by James Douglas, Volume 1, (1984), Standard Catalogue of Malaysia Singapore Brunei Paper Money 13th Edition by Steven Tan (1996), Nothing For Nothing For Nobody- A History of Hertfordshire Banks and Banking by Jack Parker (1986), History of the Bank of England by A.Andreades (1924), Money/Modern Currency And The Regulation Of Its Value/Economic Scares (Volume VII) 1997 Edition by Edwin Cannan, The Currency Of British Colonies by James Pennington (1967 reprint), and Spink Standard Catalogue 41st Edition 2006, all in good second-hand condition
France - Feudal Denier, Counts of Angouleme (12th to 13th Century) immobilized type, About Fine, scarce, USA Cent 1820 Fair, Spain - Barcelona 4 Quartos 1812 Fair, Italian States - Sardinia Two Denari 1773 Fair, as part of a group of GB and World 18th to 20th Century (508) many countries represented, includes USA, France, Hong Kong, Poland, Switzerland and more, mostly base metal includes some silver minors in mixed grades, along with some GB and World stamps, some used
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
Spain, includes Provincial issues and Kingdoms of Sicily a collection in an album (39) 13th to 18th Century mostly minors includes some silver issues, in mixed circulated grades, worthy of further research
France (2) 1/3rd Ecu 1720 KM#457.1 GF/NVF pleasantly toned showing traces of the understruck coin, France Feudal 11th to 13th Century Denier Bishops of Maguelonne NVF
World a small group (12) AustraliaFlorin 1927 Parliament House GEF/AU and lustrous, IndiaRupee 1862 GVF, Greece 10 Lepta 1831 Fine, Ireland (4) Florins (2) 1928 Good Fine, 1942 V F/Fine, Shillings 1931 (2) About Fine, unevenly tone and NVF/GF, and a small group of pre-1700 European comprising Austria Kreuzer 1698 MMVN Oppeln Mint VG, HungaryDenar 1622 KM#63 NVF, Austria Pfennig undated uniface issue (c.1420-1427) Archduke Albert V VG, Germany Hall Heller 13th to 14th Century 'Hand of God' VG, Italy-Lucca Denaro Enrico II,III or IV undated (1039-1125) Fine toned
SeleukidKingdom Ar Drachm Antiochus VII 189-138BC Reverse: Nike standing, some pitting to the reverse, in an NNC holder and graded VF35, Hephthalite Bronze Drachm 600AD (White Huns) Obverse: head facing right, in decorated crown, Reverse: Fire Altar with attendants, in an NNC holder and graded MS64 BR, with edge crack, Bronze FollisConstantine the Great (307-337AD) EF, MedievalFrance - SilverDenier 12th - 13th Century Counts of Melgueil-Lanque-Doc Frozen type, 1.04 grammes, Obverse: 4 Annulets, degenerated legend, Reverse: Cross with degenerated legends Good Fine
France (11) Ecus (3) 1765 L Bayonne Mint VG/NF, with some adjustment lines, 1775L Bayonne Mint Fine, the obverse with adjustment lines, 1779A 9 over 8 Paris Mint Near Fine, Half Ecu 1645A Fine the reverse with some tooling in the field, Quarter Ecu 1597T Nantes Mint Fine, 15 Sols 1791I VG, 12 Sols 1778A Privy Mark Heron VG, 6 Sols 1677A VG, Denier 1632, 1652 both NVG, Denier Feudal issue 12th to 13th Century NF on an uneven flan, good silver, Monaco Decime 1838 M C KM#97.1 Copper Struck NVF
India, Ancients (20) a mixed group 3rd Century to 13th Century with 11 in silver , many different types represented, most with attributions, along with 18th and 19th Century (8), includes dump coinage, 4 in silver
Confessional Tokens (2) these issued 13th to 17th Century VG to fine attached to a card, one on a cracked flan, comes with a card stating 'confessional tokens Cent.y 13th found (with others) Blackfriars, London Feb.1876
Hammered (4) An interesting group which represents the transition from short cross to cross and pellets coinage in England during the 13th century, PennyJohn Class 5c SIMON ON CAN Canterbury mint (N,971, S.1352) GF, very slight flan loss but a clear portrait, Penny Henry III Class 5a RICARD ON LVND London mint (N.991/2, S.1367),VF and nicely toned, flan slightly crimped and the reverse a little off struck, Penny Edward I Class VI IOH ON SEINTED Bury St. Edmunds mint (N.1001, S.1377) Fine, the crude portrait mostly clear, probably from the Colchesterhoard, Penny Edward I Class 4d with pellet at beginning of Obv. and rev. legend Canterbury mint (N.1026, S.1419) GF and toned
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