World (9) India - Madras PresidencyQuarter Rupee AH1172/6 frozen date KM#434 GVF, Indian Princely States - Travancore Velli Fanam, undated (1864) KM#24.1, VF, India Temple Token similar to an Akbar Rupee c.1914, square, VF, India Princely StatesCopper Dump coinage (3) each 10.6 to 10.8 grammes, VG or slightly better, Medal Centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar/Nelson, containing Victory copper 1905 16mm in bronze VF, EgyptQirsh AH1293/10 Fine, holed, and an embroidered bag used to house the vendors coins for many years
World (26) an unusual group containing many seldom offered and interesting issues, comprising Ancient Coinage of Spain, Celiberians - Castilo (Province of Jaen) Ae26 undated (2nd Century BC) Obverse: head right, Reverse: Sphinx (2), 11.09 grammes and 11.14 grammes, Poor to Fair, Celiberians - Castilo (Province of Jaen) Ae32 (4) undated (2nd century BC) Obverse: Head right, Reverses worn 39.36 grammes, 25.42 grammes, 30.60 grammes, 23.61 grammes (this coin holed), Poor, Ae30 undated Obverse: Head right, Reverse worn, 19.84 grammes, Poor, Tobago 1 1/2 Pence (Black Dog) undated (1798-1825) TB countermark on a FrenchGuyana Two Sous 1782 Fair, India - Silver Sunga dynasty (1st to 2nd Century BC) ingot shaped, countermarked with standing figures and horse? 14mm x 9mm, 3.42 grammes, Fine, Libya - OttomanEmpire Para undated (AH1223 - 1808) Mahmud II KM#75 (2) Fine and VG, Libya Para Abdul Hamid I undated (AH1187) Tripoli. KM#46 struck off-centre, 3.69 grammes, VG, Ottoman Empire. Mahmud II (AH 1223-1255 / AD 1808-1839). Para, (AH1223), without regnal year. Tarabalus Gharb (Tripoli in Libya). Name. / Mint. AE. 21mm VG, Libya Para - Tripoli, Mahmud II, AH1223 (1808) 3.19 grammes, KM#115 Fine, Libya 20 Para AH1223/2 (1808) KM#176 Fine, 20 Para - Mahmud II (c.AH1223 - 1808), the reverse struck off-centre , exact type uncertain, 5.36 grammes, Fine, along with Libya Copper Para late 18th and early 19th Century issues a further six examples Poor to Fair with exact types not visible, India - Bombay Presidency 1/5 Rupee undated (1730-1796) KM#273 VF, Japan Sen 1945 in Baked Clay (reddish-brown) KM#110 EF, these only circulated unofficially for a few days in Central Japan, India - Madras Presidency Silver Fanam undated (1704) KM#294.1/294.2 Obverse: Bale mark with CC/E Good Fine, unpriced by Krause, SpanishAmerica2 Reales Cob 3.16 grammes, Shield VG clear on both sides, little detail of lettering visible, and another unattributed piece in silver or billon 14mm diameter, the obverse with a crude standing figure? the reverse a design of pellets and lines, with a small central x-shaped cross 4.49 grammes
IndiaGoldFanams (4) Vira Raya types (0.29 to 0.39 grammes) Fine to Bright VF, Copper Fanams 17th to 19th Century (4) these possibly Dutch India type VF to GVF, three with off-centre striking
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
A retired dealers ex-retail stock (35) World 18th to 20th Century with two Indian GoldFanams and many in silver, includes India, Ireland, Portugal, Germany, Luxembourg and more, an interesting assortment, in mixed grades with many 20th Century issues in lustrous grades, total ticket price £750
Indian States 19th and 20th Century (34) a good mix of types, mostly dump coinage with some in silver, includes a group of silver Fanams (10) in mixed grades
India 18th to 20th Century (161) GoldFanam VF, Half Rupees (5) 1835, 1840 Obverse legend continuous over bust, 1840 Obverse legend divided, 1862 Calcutta,1918 (this EF), Quarter Anna 1880 Lustrous A/UNC as part of a group of silver and copper in mixed grades, along with Rupees (2) 1835 Thin Lettering, RS on truncation KM#450.7 NVF/VF with a toning spot on the bust, scarce, 1840 Calcutta, 28 Berries, WW Raised on truncation, Large Diamonds, KM#458.2 A/UNC and lustrous with a stain at the top of the obverse, 2 Annas 1918 Calcutta KM#516 About UNC and lustrous, 4 Annas 1920 Bombay KM#519 EF, along with a further group of India (34), Indian States (2) and Temple Token (1) 19th and 20th Century in mixed grades to EF, along with an additional group, India (4) Half Rupee (2) 1862, 1928, Quarter Rupee (2) 1840, 1944, Ceylon (3) 1/48th Rixdollar 1802 G, 1 Stuiver 1815 VG, Half Stuiver 1815 NF scratched, Mauritius Half Rupees (3) 1934 (2), 1950 VF and F, and a final group of India and Ceylon (48) 19th and 20th Century in mixed grades a few in silver
India Dump Coinage (15), SilverFanams (4), Fine to VF, along with Nepal Mohar (2) Shah Dynasty both VF, Japan Bu (Ichibu) 7.52 grammes this possibly a copy NVF
India - British (22) One Rupee (6) 1840 Split legend, WW Raised, 1840 Continuous Legend, No WW (2), 1888 Calcutta, 1903, 1920 Bombay, Half Rupee 1840 Continuous legend, Quarter Rupee (2) 1840 Split legend, 1840 Continuous legend, 2 Annas (6) 1841 Split legend, 1841 Continuous legend, 1862, 1918, 1936, 1947, 1 Anna 1936, Quarter Annas (3) 1862, 1907, 1934, One Twelfth Anna 1862, Half Pice 1862, along with Bombay Presidency Quarter Anna 1833, Indian princely States (3) Travancore (2) Chuckram 1901. Fanam c.1920, Hyderabad Rupee c.1830, in mixed grades, many EF to UNC and lustrous including Victorian issues
India Dump Coinage (15), SilverFanams (4), Fine to VF, along with Nepal Mohar (2) Shah Dynasty both VF, Japan Bu (Ichibu) 7.52 grammes this possibly a copy NVF
India (96) Madras PresidencyGold Star Pagoda (1740-1807) VF, Gold Fanam Fine, Rupee (6) 1835, 1840 (3), 1903, 1904, Half Rupee 1840, 1910, Quarter Rupee 1840, 2 Annas (6) 1841, 1889, 1891, 1897, 1906C, 1907, 1 Anna (8) 1907B, 1913, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1947, Half Anna (4) 1835 East India Company (2), 1877, 1942, Quarter Anna (17) 1832 Bombay Presidency 1835 East India Company, 1858 East India Company, 1891, 1903, 1905, 1910, 1914C, 1919, 1928, 1933, 1934C, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1/12th Anna (32) 1835 East India Company, 1848 East India Company 1862, 1878, 1894, 1897 silvered, 1898, 1904, 1910, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1941, Half Pice (6) 1895, 1906, 1910, 1921, 1930, 1932C, One Pie East India Company, Bengal Presidency, 1/96th Rupee Madras Presidency 1794, East India Company Cash Coinage (4) 20 Cash 1808. 10 Cash 1808 (2), 5 Cash 1808, Fantasy Crown East India Company William IV portrait, India - Republic Coinage (6) Rupee 1976, half Rupee (2) 1950, 1954, Quarter Rupee 1950, 10 Paise 1955, One Pice 1955, in mixed grades, many of the fractional Annas lustrous UNC
India - Travancore Viraraya Fanam Rana Varma IV 1860-1880 VF, Ceylon 1/8 Kahavana Anonymous Coinage (post 980) NVF, Turkey Cedin Mahmudye Mahmud II c.1835 Fine with some surface marks, Turkey Quarter Zeri Mahbub Mahmud II Year 8 VF toned, Iran 1/5 Toman Muzaffar al-Din Shah AH1319 with error date AH9301 KM#986 Fine, Turkey Cedid Mahmudiye AH1223/Year 28 GF holed, India RupeeBombay Presidency AH1215 (1800) Year 46 Plain edge KM#224 EF toned, plus India Gold Fanams (4) VG to Good Fine
India, Fanams Au x 3. C, 18th-19th century. Southern states of India. One of the smallest gold coins ever struck. Various condition and grades. [3] GVF.
World (28) Canada Dollars (7) 1939 (2), 1952, 1958 BritishColumbia, 1959, 1965, 1967, IndiaRupee 1900, Essequibo and Demerara Half Stuiver 1813, GB (2) Trade Dollar 1909B, Farthing 1775 Contemporary Counterfeit, IrelandShillingGunmoney 1689 Feb: Morocco 4 Falus AH1288 Fes, India GoldFanam, a small group (7) of Ancient bronzes, in mixed grades, also Mis-Strikes (8) all GB Halfcrown weak strike with FID missing, Sixpence 1967 Off-centre with around 1mm blank flan, plain edge, with a raised lip, Decimals (5) Ten Pence 1968 with G.REG weak almost missing, 1973 with planchet clip, Five Pence 1969 with straight cut on the edge, Two Pences 1971 (2) with planchet clips, One Penny 1971 with planchet clip, in mixed grades
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