China and Japan a collection in a cabinet (756) an interesting study group a wide range of types represented, China includes 100 Cashundated (1851-1861) Fine, an extensive group of cash coins, includes K'ang-Hsi, Shun-chih, T'ien ming types, also includes 17th Century Talisman Poem cash K'ang-Hsi issues, 18th century Yung-chen, Chia-Ch'ing and Chien-lung types, Japan includes Shogunate Era 100 Mon undated (1835-1870), 4 Mon 1768 21 waves, and undated 1769-1860 11 waves types, both China and Japan issues include some amulet and imitative types, also an example of China knife money, China spade money, an example of Thailandbullet money, and China Banknotes - Central Bank of China 20 Custom GoldUnits 1930 issues (7) Fine to Good Fine with some light stains
World a mixed group (19) South Africa (3) Two Shillings 1896 Fine, Shilling 1896 Fine, Penny 1898 Fine, Tristan da CunhaCrown 2010 'To The Fallen' Lustrous UNC, Halfpenny18th Century Token Middlesex - National Series undated 'The Guard & Glory of Britain', milled edge, DH945a NVF, Model half Sovereign undated Obverse: Young head of Victoria left, Reverse: The Prince of Wales Feathers, THE PRINCE OF WALES MODEL HALF SOVRn. 1mm in brass Good Fine, Medals and medalets (4) 2012 Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II - The Royal British Legion 38mm diameter, Lustrous UNC, Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria 1897 25mm in bronze, Obverse : Bust left VICTORIA REGINA 1897, Reverse : FOR THE 60th YEAR OF HER GRACIOUS MAJESTY'S REIGN JUNE 1897, Fine, holed, Coronation of Edward VII 1902 21mm diameter in base metal, Fine, 1939 Canada Royal Visit 25mm diameter in copper, Fine, Fantasy Germany One Mark 1873 a modern fantasy in .999 silver Prooflike UNC, GB coloured issues (4) Fifty Pence 2001, BrassThreepence 1967, Penny 1967, Halfpenny 1967 the reverses with painted designs VF, and brass gaming tokens includes 'Good Old Days' and 'To Hanover' types (4) these in mixed grades
Nepal (74) from an old collection, 17th to 20th Century, with Kingdom of Patan and Shah dynasty types, almost all have attributions by the vendor, includes 18th Centurysilver Mohars, down to silver Dams, along with base metal Paisa types, up to and including Decimal issues of the 1960s , a wide variety of types included, in mixed grades some earlier pieces VF and some later pieces EF, an interesting type group, and would make a good study group for the specialist in this field
A low grade group of early material including a large Roman bronze worn, James IShilling Fair, Indo-Greek, 18th centuryEuropean copper and some better grade 19th century world copper along with several small bags of modern issues (lot)
World (14) KoreaQuarter Yang Year 2 (1898) KM#1117 VG/Fine with some scratches, Austria20 Kreuzer 1804 KM#2139 VG scarce, German States - Prussia (2) 1/6 Thaler 1813A KM#385 VG, 1/3 Thaler 1771A KM#303 Near Fine, FranceHalf Franc Henry III (1574-1589) mintmark A (Paris) date off flan VG, Brazil80 ReisCountermarked issue, undated (1809) host coin 40 Reis 1790 KM#290.1 countermark VG, host coin Near Fine, Netherlands East Indies - Sumatra Half Stuiver 1824 KM#284.2 Fair, Indian Princely States - Jaora Paisa 1896 KM#10 Near Fine, German States - Schonau Four Heller Lordship issue 1755 KM#1 Fine, the only 18th Century issue from this State, scarce, Poland (3) Three Solidi (2) 1754 KM#147.2 Fair, 1755 KM#147.2 (2) Fine and VG, Netherlands 2 1/2 Cents 1906KM#134 GVF, and Coin Weight France Half Pistol undated Louis XIIII Fine
India Kushan (3) Tetradrachm (2) Kanishka I (78-144AD) Fine, Basileos Basileon Soter Megas (80-103CE) VG, CopperUnit Vasudeva I (190-230AD), Tetradrachm/Unit Huvishka (155-189CE) Good Fine, Copper Unit Samanta Dive (10th Century AD) Near Fine, Copper Unit Satir (55-105AD), 9.51 grammes Fine, plus a further five Ancient Indias pieces these low grade and unattributed, India Copper dump coinage (2) in low grades, Spain 4 Maravedis 1659 countermarked VI S, Fine, dished, German States - Countship of Cleves 3 Heller (1609-1615) VG, 18th Century Tokens (4) Lancashire - Lancaster 1794 Duke of Lancaster Fine, Warwickshire - 1790 John Wilkinson Fine, Angusshire - Dundee 1797 Cowgate Port (holed) Fine, Halfpenny Inverness 1796 Fair, Gaming Counters (2) George III Half Guinea 1788 VF and Guinea 1788 Near Fine, GB (13) DecimalTwo Pounds 1996, Halfcrown 1957, Pennies (2) 1855 Plain Trident, 1897, Halfpennies (8) Victoria Bun Head (worn), 1893, 1896, 1903, 1911, 1917, 1930, 1931, Farthing 1799, in mixed grades Fair to Fine, British West AfricaOne Tenth Penny 1936 Edward VIII GVF, GB Gaming Token Brass for Six pence VF
World (14) Dutch India Negapatam GoldFanam Early type, 17th to 18th Century, 9mm diameter, 0.38 grammes Good Fine, Indian Princely States - Travancore Velli Fanam undated (1864) KM#24.1 Fine, ScotlandPennyAlexander III VG with a large edge chip, GB Silver Hammered Penny, worn, Poland3 Polker 1624 NVF, SpanishNetherlandsJeton 1662 30mm diameter in copper Philip IIII Good Fine, France Jeton 1666 Louis XIIII and Maria 25mm diameter in copper VG, France - Feudal Arches-Charleville Liard 1609 VG/Fine, Brazil 5 Reis 1787 Fine, Netherlands - Overijssel Duit 1765 Eagle Near Fine, Russia Polushka 1735 KM#187 VG, Netherlands - Gelderland-Zutphen 6 Stuivers 1691 KM#26.1 NVG, a byzantinebronze in low grade, and a 10mm diameter piece unattributed in silver? Obverse with facing head, reverse with winged caduceus , no legends, possibly a spielgeld piece? GVF looks to have been attached to a mount at some time
World a small and interesting group (5) China - Kwangtung Province 20 Centsundated (1890-1908 Y#201 Bright NEF. Russia2 Kopeks 1811 ?? ?C, C#118.4 NEF with a small spot on the reverse, Hungary 20 Krajczar 1848 KB KM#422 NEF, German States - Silesia 15 Kreuzer 1662 GH, KM#414var Fine, Austria6 Kreuzer 1687 KM#1185var Bust to edge of coin, Near fine with two edge cracks, Halfpenny18th Century Lanarkshire - Glasgow 1795 Obv: Arms of Glasgow/Rev: Britannia seated left, edge milled DH6a GEF with some lustre
GB and World (6) GB Penny 1884 Freeman 119 dies 12+N UNC the reverse with traces of lustre, Keeling Cocos Islands 5 Rupees 1913 KM#Tn7 Good Fine, Rare, Morocco 10 Mazunas AH1321 (1904) Y#17.2 EF with traces of lustre, possibly lightly cleaned in the past, Tunisia5 Francs 1946 KM#273 NVF, Halfpenny18th Century Dublin 1795 Alexander Cornwell, Obverse Bust left ALEXr CORNWELL , Reverse: A Shield on which is FOR TRADE surmounted by the Prince of Wales' Crest, DH307 Plain edge, EF with some surface marks, the obverse with the distinctive die break for this issue.(Now thought by many to be attributed to Alexander Cornwell of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland), USA/IrelandFarthing St. Patricks undated (c.1670) Breen 208, S.6569 Poor
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
World 18th to 20th Century includes USAGoldDollar in damaged low grade, Norway 2 Skilling 1810 EF, South Africa Shilling 1892 Fine, a good mix of countries includes USA, South Africa, Canada, AustraliaDenmark and more, includes some 18th Century token issues, in mixed grades to EF. A Collectors folder containing Shillings (32) and Sixpences (34) 1937-1967, includes many silver issues, in mixed circulated grades, Pre-Decimal issues Victoria to Elizabeth II Shillings to Farthings in base metal (lot), in mixed grades, Copper and Bronze Pre-Victorian issues in mixed low grades, Plastic Sets 1953 (2) UNC in the wallets of issue, and a Slave Token undated, London, Liverpool or Bristol edge NVF, along with Banknotes in Photo frames (5 notes in 3 frames) UK Peppiatt Blue £1, Hollom Ten Shillings, Page One Pound, Somerset One Pound and Royal Bank of Scotland One Pound 1982 in mixed grades
World an eclectic mix (8) IrelandHalfcrown 1940 NEF/GVF, Hong Kong 1919 GEF with lustre, Netherlands East IndiesOne Cent 1945 Lustrous EF, Iran 5000 Dinars AH1334 KM#1058 Good Fine, Engraved Love Token on an 18th Century Anglesey Penny Token Fine, Medallic issues (3) G.W.F.Hegel Stuttgart 1831 inscribed Wurtt Landessparkasse on the edge UNC, 1969 150 Years of Wutemmberggifche Verfassung, edge inscribed 1000 B.H.Mayer Pforzheim UNC, Austria Medallic Coinage Gulde 1854A X#M1 GVF, along with Toy Money Half Sovereigns John Cook and Sons Mark Counters (20) EF
GB and World a collection in 10 Lindner Trays (approximately 500) includes GB Silver Two Pound Britannias (14) UNC, GB Decimal issues (over £90 face) UNC, many useful World minors 19th and 20th Century, with some in silver including Crown-sized, in mixed grades some EF to UNC and lustrous, Germany, Austria, Spain and Netherlands Euro issues, (13) mostly 10 EurosProof issues, in a red case UNC to FDC many toned, Ireland Mint Sets (3) 2005, 2006, 2007 (each 8 coins) UNC in the wallets of issue, Ireland 2 Euro 20087 Signing of the Treaty of Rome (2) UNC in the wallets of issue, plus a further group in a stock box (63) includes Green NAAFI tokens (4) 18th Century Tokens, and Crown-sized cupro-nickel (42) in mixed grades
GB and World including mostly lower grades buy including earlier issues dating back to the 18th century and with copper and bronze issues that have been cleaned (lot)
IndiaMughal EmpireRupee AH1068/Year 32 - 1668 (type 235) Fine, India Mughal Empire Rupee Akbar Shah the Great 1556-1605AD, weight 11.16 grammes Fine, India Mughal Empire SilverTanka Sultan Mohammed II (1296-1315) weight 10.82 grammes, Fine, India - Sultan of Delhi Firoz Shah Tughlaq (1351-1388) Silver Tanka, weight 8.88 grammes, Fine, India - Gujarat Rulers Half Tanka 16th Century Good Fine, Indian Princely States - Travancore18th Century Chuckram NVF, Armenia and Cilicia Silver Tram Levon I. 1199-1226 VF, Silver Dirham Seljuqs of Rum Kaykhusru II (1236-1245) Sun and Lion type VF with some weakness of strike (8 coins in lot)
India Ancients to 18th century a collection in an album (127) includes Mughal Empire, Bengal SilverTankas, along with examples from Deccan, Delhi, Kashmir, Gujarat, Juanpur, Jajapellas, Kabul, Kushan Empire, Ummayyad, Travancore, Punjab, and many more, a wide ranging group including many silver pieces, many with attributions, and worthy of extensive study, in mixed grades
Ireland (9) Halfpennies18th Century (4) 1794 Dublin Talbot Fyan (3) VF to GVF, undated 'God Grant Peace' VF, Pennies 19th Century (2) 1816 Edward Stephens VG, some scratches, 1818 second 1 over 2 Fine, Halfpennies (3) PURE COPPER PREFERABLE TO PAPER GF to VF, Halfpennies 18th Century Ireland - Dublin 1792 Camac (3), EF to GEF one with error edge reading DUBLINOR
India Ancients to 18th century a collection in an album (129) includes Mughal Empire, Bengal SilverTankas, along with examples from Deccan, Delhi, Kashmir, Gujarat, Juanpur, Jajapellas, Kabul, Kushan Empire, Ummayyad, Travancore, Punjab, and many more, a wide ranging group including many silver pieces, many with attributions, and worthy of extensive study, in mixed grades
World an extensive group 17th - 20th century a large proportion being earlier types many in silver including 18th centurycrowns and 17th century silver in collectable grades. Some lustrous (lot)
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