ScotlandPennyAlexander III, Long Cross and Stars type, Moneyer Robert, Berwick Mint, 26 points, type VII, portrait to left, S.5047, 1.54 grammes, VF, a little weak in places
PennyJohn Class 5A, London Mint, moneyer Henri, Fine, cleaned, Scotland Penny Alexander IIIS.5053 Fine with loss of flan between 12 and 3 o'clock, Poland Three Polker 1623 Near Fine, Hungary Denar KM#152 Fine, and a group of medievalJetons, Poor to Fine, these all detector finds
Scotland (17) Merk 1670 S.5611 NVG/Near Fine, Ten Shillings 1705 S.5700 VG/Near Fine, holed, Five Shillings James VI Seventh Coinage 1594 S.5494VG/Fine, bent and straightened, EightpenceGroat James VI Eighth Coinage, after accession to the English throne, No inner circles, S.5512 Fine, Bawbee (2) Mary, First Period, (1542-1558) Fine, plugged, James V Third Coinage S.5383 VF with a flan chip at 3 o'clock, TurnerCharles I Earl of Stirling coinage 1632-1639 (6) Fair to Fine, Turner (Coinage of 1642/16441648/1650) (4) Poor to VG (one holed), PennyAlexander III First Coinage, Bust to left, Long Cross and Stars Roxburgh Mint, moneyer Adam S.5047, VF
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
ScotlandPennyAlexander III Long Cross and Stars, Obverse: Bust left, Reverse with tall fleured crown with large jewels, Stirling Mint, moneyer Henri, Type IV, S.5044, 1.49 grammes, Fine/Good Fine with an edge nick at the top
ScotlandPennyAlexander III Long Cross and Stars, Obverse: Bust right, Reverse with four stars of six points each, moneyer Simon, Ayr Mint, type VII, S.5047, 1.41 grammes, Good Fine
Ancients (3) Parthian Kingdom SilverDrachm Vologases III (105-147AD), Ecbatana Mint, Obverse: Bust left, diademed, Reverse: Archer seated right, 3.83 grammes, VF and bold with some edge nicks, CelticIceni Silver Unit 'Boudicca' type (c.61AD) Obverse: Face, Reverse horse to right S.434, 0.93 grammes, Fine, Ancient Greece - Macedonia Silver Drachm Alexander III (336-323BC) Obverse: Head right wearing lion-skin garniture, Reverse: Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre, 4.12 grammes, Fine
ScotlandPennyAlexander III Long Cross and Stars, Obverse: Bust left, Reverse with four stars of six points each, Roxburgh Mint, Moneyer Andrew, Type III, S.5043, 1.46 grammes, NVF
ScotlandPennyAlexander III Long Cross and Stars, Obverse: Bust left, Reverse with four stars of six points each, Roxburgh Mint, moneyer Andrew, Type VII, S.5047, 1.43 grammes, Good Fine with some surface residue on the obverse
ScotlandPennyAlexander III Long Cross and Stars, Obverse: Bust left, Reverse with four stars of six points each, Roxburgh Mint, moneyer Michel, Type III, S.5043, 1.38 grammes, Fine, the reverse Fine or better for detail, struck off-centre bold in the centre with some weakness in near the edges
Ancient Greece - MacedoniaTetradrachmAlexander III. Pella mint, struck under Antigonos II Gonatas (c.285-275 BC) Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress. / Reverse: Zeus seated left, right leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre, bunch of grapes beneath chair, AΛEΞANΔΡOY, 16.27 grammes, Price 566, Good Fine/Fine
ScotlandPennyAlexander III, Long Cross and Stars type, Moneyer Wilam, Lanark Mint, 26 points, S.5043, 1.41 grammes, slightly weak between 10 and 12 o'clock, otherwise NEF/GVF and rare in this grade
ScotlandPennyAlexander III First Coinage, Type III, Obverse: Small head left, Reverse: four stars of six points, Stirling Mint, moneyer Henri S.5043, 1.44 grammes,
ScotlandPennyAlexander III First Coinage, Class VI, Obverse: bust right, Reverse: four stars of six points, type VII, Berwick Mint, moneyer Robert, S.5047 , 1.49 grammes, Good Fine , the flan a slightly irregular shape, fully struck and with good eye appeal
ScotlandPennyAlexander III First Coinage, Type III, Obverse: Small head left with neat crown, Reverse: four stars of six points, WILAM ON E, S.5043, 1.24 grammes, NVF
ScotlandPennyAlexander III First Coinage, Type III, Obverse: Small head left, Reverse: four stars of six points, moneyer Iohan, S.5043, 1.30 grammes, About VF with pleasing portrait
ScotlandPennyAlexander III First Coinage, Type III, Obverse: Small head left, Reverse: four stars of six points, moneyer Wilam, S.5043, 1.45 grammes, NVF even and pleasing on a full round flan
Ancient Greece - MacedoniaAlexander IIISilverTetradrachm, Aradus (c.328-320BC) Obverse: Head of Herakles right wearing lionskin head-dress, Reverse: Zeus seated left holding eagle on extended arm, legs parallel. AR monogram below chair, AΛEΞANΔΡOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, Price 3309, 16.33 grammes, Good Fine/Fine with some pitting, comes with old collector's ticket
Ancient Greece - Macedonia, Tetradrachm, Alexander III, Macedonia Mint, lifetime issue (323-317BC), struck under Antipater (320-319BC) Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress, Reverse: Zeus seated left , legs parallel, holding eagle and sceptre BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔΡOY, with AMT monogram in left field, as Price 119 (monogram), 24-25mm diameter, 17.11 grammes, NVF
Ancient Greece - MacedoniaSilverDrachmAlexander III (310-301BC) Kolophon Mint, Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin head-dress, Reverse: Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre, AΛEΞANΔΡOY legend to right of Zeus, N in field to left, symbol below chair unclear due to irregular flan shape, 16mm diameter, 4.13 grammes, Fine on an oval-shaped flan
Ancient Greece - Thrace, Kings, Lysimachos, SilverDrachm (c.294-287BC) , uncertain mint, Obverse: Head of the deified Alexander III, wearing horn of Ammon, Reverse: Athena seated left holding Nike and resting elbow on shield, BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAXOY to right and left, 18mm diameter, 4.15 grammes, as Sear 6817, Fine/About Fine, the reverse legend weak
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 (27) Ancient GreeceDrachmAlexander III, Reverse: Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre, Fine, Poland (3) 3 Polker 1624 (2) KM#41 Fine and Good Fine, Solidus 1663 KM#110 Good Fine, Lithuania Two Denar 1570 Sigismund II Fine, RussiaSilver Kopek 16th Century Fine, struck off-centre on an oval flan as often, India - Bombay PresidencyPice 1819 KM#198 Fine, India - Madras Presidency (4) Twenty Cash 1808 KM#321 EF with pitted surfaces, Ten Cash 1808 KM#319 (2) VF and EF both with pitted surfaces, Five Cash 1803 KM#317 Good Fine, India - Bombay Presidency Quarter Anna 1833 KM#233 AVF, India (4) Half Anna (3) 1835 KM#447.1 Near Fine, 1862 (2) Calcutta and Bombay Mints KM#468 both Fine, 1858 Quarter Anna KM#463.1 VF with some verdigris, Netherlands East IndiesDuit 1742 KM#70 Fine, Italy - Milan Republic Denaro Scodellato Henry III 11th to 12th Century EF dished as often, India Kinnara State Half Anna Token 1936 Good Fine with some surface dirt, Indian Princely States - Nawanagar Dhinglo AH (9)78 frozen date KM#8 Fine, and World in base metal (7) one in the style of an Abbasid Denar, the others possibly India or related all crude types on irregular flans in mixed lower grades
RussiaRouble 1886 A? Y#46 Near EF, the obverse with a thin scratch in the field, A high grade example, all Alexander III Roubles scarce and seldom seen
Cyprus - Kition TetradrachmAlexander III (325-320BC) Kiton, Cyprus, in the name and types of Macedon, struck under King Pumiathon. Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lions skin, Reverse: Zeus seated left, holding sceptre, with K in left field VF on a slightly irregular flan
Pennies (16) Edward I (5), Edward II (11, one holed, one with a flan split), Halfpennies (2) Edward III, the second with worn legends, Farthings Edward III (2) ScotlandPennyAlexander III Second Coinage, 24 points, 4 mullets of 6 points each Fine, and an unattributed clipped Penny or Halfgroat VG to Good Fine
Thrace, Odessos, Civic issue, 280-200BC Ar Tetradrachm, 16.78 grammes, in the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon, Obverse: Head of Heracles wearing lion skin, right, Reverse: Zeus seated, left KOI to inner left with monogram below throne
Medals and Tokens a mixed group (140) includes some Russian themed, 1991 250th Anniversary of the Novo Arkhangelsk One ounce of .900 silver 40mm diameter The Capital of the Russian America UNC, as part of a group of Russia Medals and Tokens (18) Explorers 300 Years Anniversary a set of six medals 38.5mm diameter UNC toned, Russian World War II Monuments (5) in golden alloy EF, Russia Subway tokens (6) a mixed group EF to GEF, along with a mixed group of Russia Medals (5) Alexander III Coronation 1883, Silver Medal, by S Vazhenin and A Griliches, conjoined heads of Alexander III and Maria Feodorovna right, rev imperial crest, 50mm in silver, some digs to the obverse field, VF tooled, in the brown box of issue, Order of Maternal Glory Class I, awarded for bearing and raising 9 children, Class II awarded for bearing and raising 8 children, Class III awarded for bearing and raising 7 children, Motherhood Medal second class for bearing and raising 5 children, GVF to EF the enamelling good, Circular bronze medal with eyelet for ribbon suspension; the face with two central characters reading 'Congratulations from Your Subjects' between two stylised peacocks aspectant on auspicious clouds, a radiant rising sun with inscription above reading 'Your Royal Highness Prince', an inscription below reading 'In Commemoration of (your) Birthday'; the reverse dated '1933.11.23'; likely to be a private issue of the Qing dynasty, VF, along with Chiang Kai-Shek a fantasy issue in the style of the Victory Order, reverse enamelled with crossed swords design, with suspension loop, not hallmarked and presumed base metal NEF, Denmark Nordic Industry, Agriculture and Art Exhibition 1888 Obverse: Christian IX Bust Right, Reverse View of Building, 46mm diameter in White Metal by Lindahl, EF, France Jetton Charles IV Standing King series (1322-1328) Reverse Triple stranded Cross Fleury GF with green patina from having been in the ground, also with an additional group of Medals, Tokens, badges and paranumismatic items (70) 20th Century most if not all in base metal, in mixed grades some A/UNC, along with a group of Medals, Medalets, Tokens, Gaming Tokens and Toy Money (43) 19th and 20th Century, in mixed circulated grades
Alexander III the Great. Ar tetradrachm. C, 325-323 BC. Obv; Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev; Zeus enthroned left, holding a scepter and an eagle, crescent on left. Price 89. Toned. 17.21g. NVF
ScotlandPennies (2) Alexander III Long Cross First Coinage Head to left S.5043 VG/Fine, David II Second issue SCOTTORVM legend with larger wider bust S.5088 VF or near so with good detail
Ar tetradrachm. Alexander III the Great. Cyprus. Amathos. C, 325-323 BC. Rev; Zeus seated l holding eagle, flying eagle in field l. Price, 3085. Some surface deposits on obverse. 17.19g. GVF
Ar tetradrachm. Cyprus, Kition. Pumiathon. C, 362/1-312 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Struck circa 325-320 BC. Obv; Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. Rev; Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; KT monogram in left field. Zapiti & Michaelidou 19; Price 3107. Test cut on obverse. 17.13g. VF
Ar drachm. Alexander III the Great. C, 336-323 BC. Miletos. Obv; Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ Zeus seated on backless throne to left, holding eagle in his right hand and sceptre in his left; to left, monogram of ΔΗ. Price 2090. 4.11g. GVF/VF
RussiaMedal 1889 500th anniversary of Russian military use of artillery begun by Dimitri Donskoi in 1389. By A. Griliches, 92mm diameter in bronze, Smirnov-961, Bust of Alexander III facing left. Reverse: Legend in wreath of cannons, About UNC with a few small spots on the obverse, a pleasing piece
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