Anglo-Gallic - Hardi d'Argent Edward The Black Prince, as Prince of Aquitaine, Bordeaux Mint, Obverse: Half-length figure holding sword, Reverse: Long Cross pattée with leopard and lis on opposite quarters, 19mm diameter, 1.08 grammes, on a slightly oval flan, Good Fine or better and scarce
AustraliaFlorin 1934/5 Centennial of Victoria and Melbourne KM#33 GVF lightly cleaned with some small rim nicks, the obverse with some small spots on the portrait
AustraliaHalfpenny 1919 KM#22 A/UNC with subdued lustre, the obverse with some small spots behind the bust, all the pearls and diamonds on the crown band clear
AustraliaHalfpenny 1923 KM#22 Fine with some lamination flaws on either side, Very Rare, the key date in the Australian Halfpenny series, Note: Dies dated 1922 were used to produce the vast majority of the quoted 1,113,000 mintage. It is believed that only around 15,000 coins were dated 1923
AustraliaHalfpenny Tokens (2) 1863 D.T. Mulligan, Rockhampton, Queensland KM#Tn177 Good Fine, Crombi, Clapperton and Findlay, Melbourne, Victoria, Reverse: Kangaroo, the exergue W.J.TAYOR, MEDALLIST TO THE GREAT EXHIBITION 1851, Fine, Rare
AustraliaPenny 1920 Dot above bottom scroll, KM#23 UNC with minor cabinet friction and good subdued lustre, all the pearls and diamonds on the crown band clear, the obverse with a light handling mark, Very rare, especially in this high grade
BelarusRouble 1996 Gold, 50th Anniversary of the United Nations KM#31 nFDC retaining practically full lustre and with a hint of toning, encased in capsule with Royal Mint certificate
Belgium (2) 10 Centimes 1853 Medallic Coinage Marriage of the Duke and Duchess of Brabant X#1.1 UNC and attractively toned, 10 Centimes 1848 KM#2.1 VF scarce
British Virgin Islands Black Dogg, a counterfeit Cayenne 2 Sous, the reverse countermarked with incuse H within an incuse diamond shape (attributed to Arthur Hodge) 1.17 grammes, host coin practically smooth with a small hole, the countermark Fine
China - Republic (2) 20 Cents Year 15 (1926) Unadopted National Emblem Y#335 Good Fine, Ten Cents Year 15 (1926) Unadopted National Emblem Y#334 About Fine, both are scarce one-year types
China - Yunnan Province 50 Centsundated (1917) Obverse: Bust of General T'ang Chi-yao facing, Reverse: Circle in centre of flag at left Y#479.1 GVF with some spots
China (2) Kwangtung Province 20 Cents Year 10 (1921) Y#423 EF/NEF with some lustre and multicoloured tone, with some scattered dark spots, Fukien Province 20 Cents undated (1896-1903) Y#104 VF
China Republic Dollars (2) 1914 (Year 3) Y#329 Good Fine with some surface marks and edge nicks, Memento, undated (1927) Y#318a.1 Fine with some surface marks and edge knocks
Cyprus - Crusaders Denier Guy de Lusignan (1186-1192) Obverse: Crowned bust facing with pellet either side, Reverse: Church of the Holy Sepulchre, 1.030 grammes, Good Fine/Fine with an edge crack
Cyprus - Crusaders, Gros Peter I (1359-69), Obverse: King seated facing on throne, holding orb and sword, Reverse Cross with crosses in angles, 4.61g, VF with excellent portrait of the king, a most pleasing example with touches of golden tone
France (2) Quarter Franc An13A KM#654.1 in an NGC holder AU Details - Environmental Damage, Quarter Franc 1829B Rouen Mint KM#722.2 in an NGC holder and graded AU58
FranceEcu d'Or à la Chaise Philippe VI of Valois (1328-1350) Obverse: King seated on a Gothic throne, holding sword in his right hand and supporting a shield with his left hand, PhiLIPPVS : DЄI x GRA x FRAnCORVM RЄX, Reverse: Cross fleurée with voided quatrefoil in centre and at the ends, leaves in angles; all within a quadrilobe with trefoils in spandrels ° XP’C: VInCIT: XP’C: RЄGИAT: XP’C: INPЄRAT, Reverse with double annulet stops, 4.45 grammes, Friedberg 270, GVF with a light crease with excellent portrait of the King
FranceEcu d'Or à la Chaise Philippe VI of Valois (1328-1350) Obverse: King seated on a Gothic throne, holding sword in his right hand and supporting a shield with his left hand, PhiLIPPVS : DЄI x GRA x FRAnCORVM RЄX, Reverse: Cross fleurée with voided quatrefoil in centre and at the ends, leaves in angles; all within a quadrilobe with trefoils in spandrels ° XP’C: VInCIT: XP’C: RЄGИAT: XP’C: INPЄRAT, Reverse with double saltire stops, 4.48 grammes, Friedberg 270, VF with a slight roughness to the edge at 4 o'clock and some small black spots on the reverse
German New Guinea Two Marks 1894A KM#6 Good Fine the reverse with some surface deposit in the lettering, this possibly removable with care, only 13,000 minted
German States - Brandenburg-Prussia 18 Groscher (1/5 Thaler) 1684 HS Konigsberg Mint, Smaller bust, obverse legend ends with PR . E. KM#468 VF with some haymarking, weakly struck in the centre, a pleasing early type
German States - Prussia Three Groschen 1535 Albert of Brandenburg, variety with PRVSS in obverse legend, Reverse with slanting colon after AR, MB#5.2 Good Fine
Germany - Empire One Mark 1902J KM#14 GEF toned with some underlying lustre, the reverse with gold, blue/green and cinnamon tone, an eye-catching example
Greece 20 Lepta 1831 KM#11 Fine with some contact marks and small edge nicks, still retaining good eye appeal and superior to most example that we encounter of this scarce one-year type
Guatemala and Colombia (3) Guatemala Two Reales 1808 NG-M KM#67 VG with some faint graffiti on the obverse, Colombia - Republic of Nueva Granada (2) Eight Reales 1845 Bogota KM#98 Fair, holed, Two Reales 1843 3 over 2 UM Popayan KM#97.2 Fair
IndiaHalf Rupee 1835 Calcutta Mint, stop after date, Raised F on truncation KM#449.2 in an NGC holder and graded AU58, an attractive example with a subtle rainbow tone
Indian Princely States - Hyderabad Half Ashrafi Gold AH1345/16 (1926) y#56.2 NEF with some edge nicks and a scuff on the top of the obverse rim at 5 o'clock, this series seldom offered
Monaco20 Centimes 1962 Gold Essai KM#E48,Obverse: Bust right, RAINIER III PRINCE DE MONACO date below, Reverse: Shield of Arms of Grimaldi supported by a monk soldier, with a crown above the shield DEO JUVANTE in left field, 20 CENTIMES in right field, by Georges Simon, 8.67grammes, Lustrous UNC, only 502 minted
Norway One Ore (2) 1877 KM#352 Good Fine, 1878 KM#352 Fine or a little better, both with a small amount of surface deposit, this possibly removable with care
Poland - Danzig Grosz 1539 Sigismund I The Old, Fine with some weakness in places, Poland Three Groschen 1596 IF Olkusz Mint Fine with some uneven toning and some touches of verdigris, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Three Grosze 1600 About Fine with some weak areas
PolandDenarBoleslaw IV Kedzierzawy (Boleslaus IV The Curly) 1146-1173, (struck c 1146-1157) Krakow, Obverse: Knight standing with a pennant and a shield in his hands, two dots on the left, Reverse- Two Princes sitting at the table hold a chalice together, 0.56 grammes, pleasing VF on a full round flan
Scotland (3) Twenty PenceCharles I Third Coinage with bust to edge of coin, B to the left of the thistle, Fine, Twenty Pence Charles I, Bust within legend, no lozenges by XX, Fair Forty PenceS.5548 VG with many scratches
Scotland Cut HalfpennyWilliam I (The Lion) Short Cross and Stars coinage (1195-1214) moneyers Hue and Walter, type as S.5029, 0.60 grammes, Bold Fine and pleasing
ScotlandGroatRobert III Heavy Coinage, (1390-c.1403) Edinburgh Mint, Fleur-de-lis in reverse legend, S.5164A, 2.87 grammes, Good Fine, Twelvepenny Groat 'Nonsunt' Mary 1558 S.5447, 1.22 grammes VG both holed
ScotlandPennies (2) Alexander III, Berwick Mint, Four Mullets of 6 points, 1.02 grammes, Near Fine on a ragged flan with some flan loss, Alexander III, Roxburgh Mint, 25 points, 1.03 grammes, Fine with a large loss of flan between 12 and 3 o'clock, Cut Halfpenny Alexander III REX SCOTVRVM reverse, 0.63 grammes, Near Fine
ScotlandPenny David II Second issue (after c.1333) Four Mullets of 6 points, Edinburgh Mint, Reverse: REX SCOTORVM, S.5088, 0.75 grammes, Near Fine, the flan ragged and fragile with perforations around parts of the legend
ScotlandPenny David II Third 'Light' coinage, Edinburgh Mint, Obverse: DAVID REX SCOTORVM, Robert II style head, Star on sceptre handle, Reverse: Four stars of 5 points each, S.5130, 1.06 grammes, Good Fine, nicely toned, with some weakness in the legend from 2 to 3 o'clock, Rare, Third Coinage pieces seldom offered in any grade
ScotlandPennyWilliam I (The Lion) Short Cross, Phase B, Late or posthumous issue, moneyers Hue and Walter S.5029, 1.45 grammes, Fine or better with some weakness in places, comes with 4 old tickets
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