Thailand Bullet money (2) Two Baht 30.02 grammes, the piece shows nine stamps, none appear to be a chakra, a curious piece, Fine, the second weighing 72.18 grammes and U-shaped, showing nine stamps, a large and unusual item, also an unusual copper irregularly shaped piece, no design apparent, holed in the centre, 9.30 grammes VG, and Feudal FranceSilverDenier legend part worn, exact attribution not possible, legend reads [---]TAS TRI[---] and [-------] OMS VG
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
Hammered a small group (9) Groat Henry VI Annulet issue, Calais Mint, S.1836, 3.16 grammes, VG/Fine, clipped, ThreepenceCharles II Third Hammered issue S.3325, mintmark Crown, 1.43 grammes, GF/NVF on an irregular flan, Halfgroats (4) Edward III Treaty Period, Annulet before EDWARDVS, S.1621, 1.82 grammes, Fine, Henry VI Annulet issue, Calais Mint, S.1840, 1.70 grammes, Fine, James IS.2660 (2) both mintmark Mullet, Fine and Near Fine, both with surface marks, Twopence Charles II Second undated issue, no inner circles, S.3317 VG holed, PennyElizabeth IS.2558 mintmark Martlet, 0.49 grammes, VG/Good Fine, Farthing James I Lennox Contemporary Counterfeit S.2679A mintmark A on obverse only, 0.50 grammes, Good Fine, along with European Hammered issues (2) Crusades Denier VG and a Netherlands - Brabant Escalin 1629 Poor
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
HalfpennyHenry VI Leaf Trefoil issue, London Mint, leaf on breast, S.1905 Fine, Penny Henry IV or Henry V York Mint, much of legend not visible, so exact attribution not possible, reverse with quatrefoil in centre, Fair, along with a SilverDenier a continental imitative piece in the style of a British silver Penny, Fine with a long edge crack
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
Turkey - OttomanEmpireSilver Akce (9) a mix of types, Near Fine to Fine some on irregularly shaped flans as often, SpanishNetherlands- Flanders 2 Denier 1607 KM#6 Fine on an irregular flan, India Temple Tokens (2) both undated one marked 999 silver Good Fine and EF, China Spade money Fine with green patina, China Fantasy Dollar, early 20th Century styling, 26.31 grammes, VF silver content unknown, Indian States Copper Dump Coinage (4) all around Fine, Maldives copper Half Larin KM#35.1 with date partially off the flan Fine, Ancient Greece - Ionia Miletos Silver 1/12th Stater Obverse: Lion's head right, Reverse: Stellate pattern within square 510-494BC 0.89g, Fine/Good Fine, Ancient India South Region, Copper Kasu, 3.22 grammes Near Fine, Nepal Copper Paisa VS1950 4.34 grammes Near Fine on an Irregular flan
Swiss Cantons - BaselMedalet or Jetonundated Obverse: A gardening scene SINE NVMINE FRVSTRA , Reverse: MAG.BAS.IVVENTVTI ST.V BPABEION D D in 5 lines, Good Fine, France Medalet 1838-1841 Birth and Baptism of Louis Phillipe Albert of Orleans 15mm diameter, Good Fine, France Jeton undated 32mm in brass, Fine with shortage of flan at 2 to 3 o'clock, GB George III Gaming Counter 1800 Fine, France Jeton 1605 Maison Commune VG holed, Crusades - Frankish GreeceBillonDenier14th Century About Fine, Medal Vincent Van Gogh Museum 51mm diameter in gilt base metal, UNC boxed, A Religious brass Jeton undated, Obverse: Figure of Christ, Reverse Cross above IHS, 18mm diameter, 2.38 grammes, Fine, Medal 1902 King Edward VII/Queen Alexandra 27mm diameter in lead? undated, no legend, Near Fine with scratches, Jeton in copper in the style of a Queen Anne Shilling 24mm diameter in bronze? Near Fine, along with two ancient imitation coins VG to Fine
World (16) Biafra 2 1/2 Shillings 1969 KM#4 UNC with practically full lustre. Germany - Empire (3) One Mark 1915D EF, Half Mark 1915D GVF/VF toned, 1916A UNC and beautifully toned, German States - Saxony 1/24th Thaler 1764 Fine, German States - LubeckSchilling 1722JJJ VG, German States - Hesse-Darmstadt (2) 2 Albus 1705 IAB VG, Kreuzer 1722 BIB VG, Austria One Kreuzer (2) 1816 Fine, 1885 VF, France (2) Double Tournois 1610-1643, Fair, Denier Tournois 1583A VG/Fine, Italian States - Sardinia Mainland Coinage 2 Denari 1725, Soldo Mainland coinage, legend and date worn. France 2 Centimes 1887A Fair, a detector find, Isle of ManOne Pound 1979 UNC, along with Hammered (3) Groats (2) and Penny (1) these low grade and damaged
France Feudal coinage Denier, Obverse: Crude stylised castle, Reverse: Cross with ODDO (?) in the angles, Fair with little of the legend still legible, so further attribution uncertain
Hammered a small group (7) Shillings (3) Elizabeth I Sixth Issue S.2577 mintmark O (1600) VG lettering bold, the portrait mostly indistinct, James I Sixth Large Bust, S.2668 mintmark Harp, Good Fine/Fine, Charles I Group F, Sixth Large Briot Bust, type 4.4 S.2799 mintmark Star, Fine/Good Fine with some weaker areas, Groat Edward IVBristol Mint, B on breast with quatrefoils at neck S.2004 Mintmark Crown About Fine with some loss of flan at 3 o'clock, Halfgroat Charles I inner circle on both sides, Reverse with CR alongside harp S.2829 mintmark Harp Penny Edward I London Mint, Roman unbarred N, Class 9b S.1408 Fine, toned, with some surface residue, France - Aquitaine SilverDenier William X (1127-1137) Reverse: Four central crosslets, Fine
India Gold Fanam, Vira Raya type VF, French Crusades - Frankish GreeceDenier Philip I 14th Century Good Fine, along with Ancients (36) mostly bronzes, includes a few in silver, in mixed grades VG to VF
World (13) French IndochinaPiastres (3) 1902A GVF, 1905A Good Fine, 1913A NEF and lustrous, France (8) Ten Francs 1967A UNC or near so and lustrous, 50 Centimes 1902 GEF and colourfully toned, 20 Centimes 1855A NEF and attractively toned, 10 Centimes 1902 NEF, 5 Centimes GVF with some scratches, Double Tournois 1619 Good Fine, Douzain Billon 159- (last digit not visible) Near Fine, Denier (c.1200) St.Maiol Fine. HungaryDenar 1547KB NVF, Spain 4 Maravedis Philip III on an irregular flan, the detail VF, date off flan (1618-1620)
France Provincial issues (5) Poitu DenierCharles II 10th to 12th Century Short Cross, Reverse MFT ALO Fine. Poitu Half Denier Charles II 10th to 12th Century Short Cross Reverse MFT ALO NVF with some perforations to the flan. Aquitaine Denier William X 1127-1137, Obv: Four Crosslets around a single central annulet CLVILILMO, Reverse: BVRDGILA around a short cross Good Fine. County of Anjou Denier St. Martin of Tours, (1150-1200) Obverse SCS MARTINUS, Reverse TYRONVS CIVI Short Cross, Fine and bold. Half Denier Tournois Obverse PHILIPPVS REX , short Cross, Reverse TYRONVS CIVI Good Fine/Fine
France 12 Deniers 1791A KM#600.1 EF with exceptional eye appeal, a very pleasing piece struck on an excellent flan, this series rare in uncorroded state
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
GB and Italy Hammered a small group (5) GB (3) Edward I or II these NVG/F and VG/F, FarthingCharles IRichmond counterfeit, About Fine, Italy (2) Denier - Genoa, undated (1139-1339), Obverse CVNRAD, Reverse .IA.NV.A. Gateway, 0.84 grammes VF, Venice denaro undated, Winged Lion of St. Mark reverse, Fine or near so on an irregular flan with some of the legend unclear
World a small group (18) Italy 500 Lire 1958 Lustrous UNC, Italy Fantasy 20 Lire 1943 Mussolini UNC, Italian States - GenoaDenier 12th Century Conrad III VF, Italian States - Gubbio Baiocchi 1728 Fine or better, Italian States - Papal States Half Baiocchi 1802R GEF the obverse off-centre, Vatican (6) 20 Centesimi 1934 UNC, 1 Lira (2) 1866 EF/GEF, 1867 Good Fine with a flan flaw, 10 Soldi 1868 VF, 5 Soldi 1867 (2) Fine and Good Fine, South Africa (4) Crowns 1947 (2) VF and lustrous A/UNC, Penny 1923 EF the reverse lacquered, Farthing 1923 EF the reverse lacquered, Southern RhodesiaHalfcrown 1947 UNC, SamoaTala 1969 KM#8 UNC, New ZealandFlorin 1964 Fine
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
Shillings Charles I (2) Group F S.2799 mintmark Triangle in Circle, Bold Fine the obverse double struck, Group D, type 3a, no inner circles, S.2791 mintmark Tun VG/Fine, Cut Farthings (3) VG to Near Fine, Cut Halfpennies (2) VG a fragmented SilverPenny, worn, France 1/12 Denier 1593 Catholic League struck in billon, Poor
Sovereign 1872 Shield Reverse Marsh 56 Bright VF, Halfcrown 1930 Near Fine, Canada Dollar 1937 NEF, Anglo-Gallic Denier Richard the Lionheart S.8004 Fine, in a London Mint Office box with certificate
Iceni Silver Unit Fine in a presentation pack, Antioch Crusades (1164-1210) Helmeted Denier Fine with a small edge chip in a London Mint presentation pack with certificate, Reflections on Her Majesty's 80th Birthday 2006 a 4-coin set in base metal comprising gilded Crown sized issues from British Virgin Islands (2), Isle of Man South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, Tristan da Cunha Five Pounds 2009 Farewell to Britannia Proof nFDC in .958 silver boxed with certificate the box with hinges damaged number 001 of 999 issued, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands Two Pounds 2007 Ernest Shackleton Silver Proof FDC, Medal George and the Dragon 89mm diameter in base metal weighing 370 grammes, reverse with standing Britannia, Prooflike UNC in the wooden box of issue
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
France Hammered issues (4) Blanc Guenar Charles VI 1380-1422 Fine, Double Parisis Philip II 1328-1350 Fine, Denier (2) Feudal, Herbert I 1015-1036 Fine, Richard I (Anglo-Gallic) Fine with dark tone
GB and Europe a mixed group (9) GB Penny Edward I, Fine, Halfgroat Edward VI Fine for wear with a large edge chip, Farthings (3) Charles I Rose, Charles I Maltravers James I Lennox all around Fine, Italian States Tassarolo Luigino 1666 Good Fine, the lettering doubled in places, FranceDenier Tournois undated (1245-1278) Fine, Hungary 1 Dinar (2) 1536KB Good Fine, 1575KB Good Fine
USALouisiana Territory Copper Sol de 12 Deniers 1767 not countermarked, Breen 700 Bold Fine, probably VF by US grading standards, Breen states that over 98% of the issue was countermarked
Anglo-Gallic Second type Denier of Poitou Richard I (1189-1199) Elias 8 Reverse PIC TAVIE NSIS in three lines, this being one of the only issues of Richard I coinage to bear his name, weight 1.1 grammes, NVF with some light toning (bought C.J.Martin 1983 £24)
A large group of mixed Eastern ancients. Dirhems, tetradrachms and bronzes from the Islamic dynasties, Mongol khans, Byzantine, Indo-Greek and Sasanian empires. 2 Frenchmedieval Ar deniers and Greek bronzes. An interesting lot that needs further research and of mixed conditions and grades. Poor - G VF. [86]
Hungary Bella II, c.1131 silverdenar, together with a Vienne Denier 12c silver. Together with a silver Ern.Com and an unidentified bronze coin. F or better.
GB and World (14) 'Coins from Early Christianity' a 6-coin set comprising Roman issues 29AD-337AD in mixed grades, Charles I Shilling Ex-Middleham hoard Fine, Roman Hadrian Silver Denarius GF, France Richard the Lionheart Silver Denier, Tristan Da Cunha Crown 2006 Queen's 80th Birthday Gold Plated silver UNC, Half Farthing 1844 Fine, Farthing 1890 VF, Tristan Da Cunha Crown 2006 Queen's 80th Birthday Cupro-Nickel UNC, Constantius II Centenionalis c.248 AD Fine all in presentation packaging
Anglo-GallicDenier of Poitou Richard I (1189-1199) Melle Mint Reverse PIC TAVIE NSIS in three lines, this being one of the only issues of Richard I coinage to bear his name, Good Fine with some verdigris, Scarce, comes with old collector's ticket
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