Shilling 1724 WCC Welsh Copper Company ESC 1182, Bull 1595 VG with an E countermark on the obverse and another, this illegible, on the Hanoverian shield. Very Rare. Cataloguers note: We note that our archive database shows that of all the previous examples of this very rare issue we have offered, only two have graded high than VG
Sixpence 1893 Veiled Head ESC 1762, Bull 3285, Davies 1180 dies 1A, UNC or near so with minor cabinet friction and some small rim nicks, attractively toned an overall grey enhanced by touches of gold
Shillings (6) 1697 First Bust ESC 1091, Bull 1117 VG/Near Fine, 1696B First Bust, ESC 1081, ESC 1158 Fine with some corrosion, 1696C First Bust ESC 1082, Bull 1165 VG with an old scratch on the reverse, 1697E First Bust ESC 1098, Bull 1192 About Fine with some uneven tone, rated R3 by Bull, 1697N First Bust ESC 1099, Bull 1185 VG or better, weak on the 9 of the date, 1697y First bust ESC 1100, Bull 1196 Fine or better with some haymarking
Sixpences (3) 1831 ESC 1670, Bull 2499, GEF possibly lightly cleaned, 1893 Veiled Head ESC 1762, Bull 3285, Davies 1181 dies 2A, first I in VICTORIA point to a rim tooth, by far the scarcer of the two types, EF with gold toning in the legends, 1911 ESC 1795, Bull 3871, Davies 1863 dies 2B, Lustrous EF nicely toned with some thin scratches on the reverse
Shilling 1727 George II, PlumesESC 1189, Bull 1694 EF/GEF and lustrous, minor haymarks on the reverse barely detract, an outstanding example and by far the finest we have offered of this rare type. This piece would enhance any high quality Shilling collection. Very Rare and almost unobtainable in this high grade, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that the previous finest example offered was graded NVF/VF, so actual figures show that this is much scarcer than catalogue values would suggest
Sixpence 1893 Veiled Head ProofESC 1763, Bull 3286, Davies 1181, dies 2A, First I of VICTORIA points to a tooth, a small stain on the reverse otherwise nFDC and retaining much original brilliance and light toning
Crusades - Antioch Denier Bohemond I (1163-1188AD) Obverse: Helmeted head left + BOANVHDVS, with 5-pointed star in right field, Reverse: + ANTIOCNIA Cross within inner circle with downward pointing crescent in second angle NVF with some surface deposit
Crusades Antioch Denier Bohemond I (1163-1188AD) Obverse: Helmeted head left + BOANVHDVS, with 5-pointed star in right field, Reverse: + ANTIOCNIA Cross within inner circle with crescent in second angle, a few small weaker areas, 0.88 grammes, NVF
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes (3) Sixpence 1821 struck with mis-placed collar the reverse 20.5mm diameter, the obverse 20mm diameter resulting in a raised 'lip' when viewed from the edge NEF/GVF and very unusual. Florin 1966 struck on a thin planchet, 9.16 grammes EF. Engraved Penny 1900 Obverse NVF, the reverse engraved with RELEIFS OF KIMBERLEY FEB 16' 123 DAYS/ LADYSMITH FEB 28' 118 DAYS/ MAFEKING MAY 17' 218 DAYS / PRETORIA TAKEN JUNE 5 an interesting item of South African interest, along with Shilling 1872 ESC 1324, Bull 3042, Die Number 25 About EF with some small rim nicks
Sixpence 1893 Veiled Head ESC 1762, Bull 3285, Davies 1181 dies 2A First I of VICTORIA points to a rim tooth, by far the rarer of the two types, choice with gold and cinnamon toning, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82. Very scarce in this high grade, of 27 examples submitted to LCGS, only 3 have been this type
Shillings (8) 1696N First Bust ESC 1085, Bull 1184 VG, 1697 First Bust, ESC 1091, Bull 1117 Fine, 1707E VG with graffiti in the obverse field, 1711 Fourth Bust, Fine, 1720 Plain in angles VG or better, 1723 SSC First Bust, Fine, 1758 Fine/Good Fine, 1787 No Hearts Good Fine
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
IraqNational Bank Seventh issue 5 Dinars Pick 40b Law of 1947 (1955) signature Abdul Ilah Hafiudh serial number F011834 and variety with small head watermark, GVF - EF pressed Exceptionally Rare and widely collected. In red on multicolour featuring the popular thick lips portrait of King Faisal II as an adolescent at right obverse. The reverse depicting an ancient carving illustrating Hamurabiy yatasallam al-sharia (King Hammurabi receives the Law), Hammurabi (at left) is in conversation with the sun god Shamash. Hammurabi was the King of Babylon between 1792 and 1750 BC and, although not one of the greatest of the Babylonian kings, he is known because of this stele which contains the code of laws. The illustration is adapted from the famous diorite stele, discovered in 1901-02, which contains the laws of Hammurabi . Printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. This note is a fine example of the last issue for the National Bank before it became Central Bank of Iraq. The Iraqi revolution of 1958 lead to monumental change in the rule and administration of Iraq which lead to significant changes in the banknotes circulating in Iraq. Although the Bank's title changed in July 1956 during the last years before the monarchy was overthrown in 1958, the Central Bank's first issued notes were released into circulation on 5th February 1959 (for a full story see ‘The First Bank Notes of Republican Iraq’ in IBNS Journal Volume 44 Number 4).
Crown 1935 Incuse Edge ProofESC 377A (R6 - rated 2-5 examples believed to exist, making this rarer in number than the Gold Proof issue of this date) The edge legend much less sharply defined than on the currency and specimen strikings of this year. The edge itself is shaper, with the design and fields displaying a superior strength of detail and strike. nFDC with some hairlines and a pleasant underlying tone. Excessively rare and comparable in quality to the Van Roekel example sold in 2001. We note a similar example in London Coins Auction A128 as far back as 7/3/2010 realised £2200 hammer price (Lot 1186)
Halfcrown 1698 DECIMO ESC 554, Bull 1034 UNC or near so and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75, Ex-London Coins Auction A118 2/9/2007 Lot 1709
Sixpences in LCGS holders (2) 1889 Davies 1164 UNC and colourfully toned, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, 1893 Veiled Head ESC 1762, Davies 1180 Choice UNC, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85
Shilling 1724 WCC, ESC 1182, Bull 1595, Fine, with surface porosity through having been in the ground, very rare in any grade, we note that our archive database stretching back to 2003 states that, of the six previous example we have offered, five have been VG, the other Fine, all the VG examples have realised £420 or more hammer price, the Fine example realising £1050 hammer price
Sixpences in LCGS holders (2) 1889 ESC 1757, Bull 3279, Davies 1164 dies 1C, UNC and nicely toned, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, 1893 Veiled Head ESC 1762, Bull 3285, Davies 1180 dies 1A, UNC and attractively toned, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the second finest known of 21 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on a Spain 8 Reales 1795S CN (Seville) ESC 135, countermark EF, host coin GVF/EF the obverse with light adjustment lines, super eye appeal, choice and very rare, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'R2 Seaby 1954, Seaby No.135 90/-', interestingly now rated at R3 by ESC, our archive database shows we have only handled one previous example, this in Auction A118 September 2007, in slightly lesser grade to the coin offered here, which realised £1112
Shilling 1724 WCC ESC 1182 Fine, Very Rare, our archive database shows that since 2003 this only the fifth example we have offered, and also the finest
Sixpence 1893 ESC 1762Davies 1180 dies 1A Choice UNC and attractively toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the second finest known of 20 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Shilling 1725 WCC ESC 1185 EF attractively toned over some original mint lustre, an outstanding example of this extremely rare type, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that this is by far the finest example of this date and type we have handled
Shilling 1724 WCC ESC 1182 VG the reverse better, all major details very clear, Very Rare, our records indicate this is the first example of this date and type combination we have handled
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