Ancient Syria - Selucis and Pieria, Antioch, BillonTetradrachm Herennius Etruscus (251AD) Obverse: Bare headed bust right, four pellets below bust, EΡENNE TΡOY ME KY ΔEKIOC KECAΡ, Reverse: Eagle standing left on palm branch, wings spread, head left, Prieur 634, 12.24 grammes, VF with small flaw flaws
Ancient Syria - Selucis and Pieria, Antioch, BillonTetradrachm Trebonianus Gallus (251-253AD) Obverse: Bust right draped and laureate, AYTOK K Γ OYIB TΡEB ΓAΛΛOC CEB, Reverse: Eagle standing facing right with wreath in beak, B between legs, SC below, ΔHMAΡX EΞOYCIAC, 11.94 grammes, SNG Cop.290 NVF/VF with a flan flaw and verdigris spot on the reverse
Ancient Syria - Selucis and Pieria, Antioch, BillonTetradrachmTrajan Decius (249-251AD) Obverse: Bust right, draped and cuirassed, with pellets below, Reverse: Eagle standing right on palm, holding wreath in beak, 12.98 grammes, Prieur 581, Good Fine or better, the obverse with some pitting
Ancient Syria - Selucis and Pieria, Antioch. BillonTetradrachm Philip I (249AD) Obverse: Bust right, radiate, draped and cuirassed, YTOK K M IOYΛI ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC CЄB, Reverse.: Eagle with spread wings standing right, holding wreath in beak. ΔΗΜΑΡX ЄΞOYCIAC ΥΠΑ ΤO Δ - ANTIOXIA / S C, Prieur 443, 11.70 grammes, VF
Ancient Greece - Syria, Antioch, SilverTetradrachmVespasian (69-79AD) Year 2 Obverse: Laureate head right, Reverse: Eagle standing left on club, palm branch in left field, in an NGC holder and graded VG
RomanTetradrachmNero, Antioch, Syria (c.61-62AD) Obverse: Bust right, laureate, NEΡΩN [OΣ KAIΣAΡOΣ ΣEBAΣTOY], Reverse: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, palm branch before, Antioch RPC 4182, 13.97 grammes, Near Fine with some small spots
RomanTetradrachmNero, Antioch, Syria (c.60-61AD) Obverse: Bust right, laureate, [NE] ΡΩN [OΣ KAIΣAΡOΣ] ΣEBAΣTOY, Reverse: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, palm branch before, Z OP in right field, Antioch RPC 4181, 14.20 grammes, Bold approaching Fine
GB and World Tokens (22) a varied group as follows: Australia Penny Tokens (2) 1855 E.De Carle & Co. Melbourne, Victoria KM#Tn55 Good Fine, undated (1849) Annan, Smith & Co Melbourne, Victoria, No H&S on rock, KM#Tn16.2 Good Fine, New Zealand Penny Token undated S.Hague Smith Auckland, KM#Tn63 VG, GB SussexHalfpenny 1668 Thomas Godleman W48 Fair, Sussex - ChichesterShilling Token 1811 Davis 9 Fine, gilded, Halfpenny 19th CenturyWarwickshire - Wilkinson 1791 DH352 Fine, Halfpenny 18th CenturyMiddlesex Political and Social Series 1795 DH1018, Fine/Near Fine, Canada (6) New Brunswick Penny 1843 Near Fine/Fine, New Brunswick Halfpenny 1843 Fine, pitted, Quebec Halfpenny Bank Token 'Un Sou' 1852 NVF, Nova Scotia Halfpenny Token 1832 VG, Nova Scotia Halfpenny 1815 SUCESS TO NAVIGATION & TRADE Fine, Upper Canada - Bank of Upper Canada Penny 1857 Good Fine, Countermarked (2) Lloyds Weekly Newspaper Threepence (2) the first on a host coin Ireland Penny George III, the second on a GB Halfpenny 1807 both with countermark Fine, host coins both Poor, USA Cent - Hard Times Token 1837 Henry Anderson Boot and Shoe Store , Chatham Square, New York, VF and pleasing, Sixpence Token undated, IOSEPH ISAACS, FRUIT SALESMAN, SPITALFIELDS Fine, GB Model Penny Joseph Moore Bimetallic VG holed, Farthing Token 1897 BOVRIL - Souvenir of the Longest Reign, Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee, VF, Berry's Tea Warehouse, Chichester 'EIGHT OF THESE WILL BUY AN OZ OF TEA' Fine, holed, Brass weight undated, with 1 . 7 on either side, Fine, Ancient - Kings of Syria, Selukid bronze Ae4 VG, Medals (2) Preliminaries of Peace between Great Britain and France 1801 25mm diameter in bronze, BHM 514 Fine, South Africa International Exhibition 1877 Prize Medal awarded to S.Allcock Coy Redditch 39mm diameter in bronze EF
NavalGeneral Service Medal 1848 with Syria clasp, awarded to John H. Stuart, Able Seaman, H.M.S. Bellerophon. (Napoleon to St. Helena) NEF with some light contact marks and hairlines, John H. Stuart is a unique name on the Naval General Service Roll
St.Jean d'Acre Medal, Syria Campaign 1840, unnamed, 30mm diameter in bronzed copper, VF with some double striking to the reverse. This medal was awarded to petty officers, NCO's and other ranks, and was awarded by the Sultan of Turkey to British, Austrian and Turkish Forces under Sir Charles Napier, taking part in the liberation of this important city on the Syrian Coast after 8 years of Egyptian occupation. The medal has a plain ring suspension.
World in low grades France50 Francs (2) 1935 and 1936, 10 Francs 1925 and Five Francs 1923, Greece 5 Drachmai 1923 (aVF), Italy100 Lire DECRETO MINISTERIALE 19 MARCH 1926, SwedenKronur 1925, Syria Banque De Syrie Et Du Grand-Liban 1 Livre 1925 (2) with SYRIE above UNE LIVRE another this one with GRAND-LIBAN above UNE LIVRE, Yugoslavia 10 Dinara 1920 Pick 21 along with a Japanese military WWII VIJF CENT generally Good - Fine
GB and World a wide variety of singles, sets and medallic items, includes China 10 Yuan Silver Pandas (2) 1990, 1991 Lustrous UNC in capsules, Australia One Dollar Kangaroo 1993 C UNC, Russia Three Roubles 1993 Bolshoi Ballet UNC, Canada (2) Five Dollars Maple Leaf 1994 UNC with some toning, One Dollar 1965 EF, Cook Islands (2) Ten Dollars 1994 Captain James Cook Silver Proof FDC, Five Dollars 1991 First Man on the Moon Silver Proof nFDC, GB (5) Crowns (4) 1893 LVI Fine, 1937 (2) Fine and Good Fine, 1953 (2) A/UNC and UNC, 1965 (2) UNC, Florin 1887 Jubilee Head Near Fine/Fine, Canada Proof Set 1990 nFDC in the black case of issue, GB Unofficial Sets (7) 1986 an 8-coin set Two Pounds to One Penny with Medal Queen Elizabeth II 60th Birthday UNC in a slide case, Farewell to the £sd System (10 coins) Crown to Farthing mixed dates 1946-1966 Lustrous UNC in a slide case, Farewell to the £sd System (8 coins) Crown to Farthing (no Florin and only one type of Shilling) mixed dates 1955-1967 UNC in a slide case, HalfpenniesElizabeth II 1953-1967 inclusive, in mixed grades to GEF, Silver Jubilee 1977 (7 coins) Decimal 25p Crown to One Penny UNC in a slide case, Britain's Lost Coinage - The Halfpenny (5 coins) George V to Elizabeth II £sd and Decimal issues, in mixed grades to UNC, in a slide case, Britain's Changing Coinage - The Penny (5 coins) George V to Elizabeth II £sd and Decimal issues, in mixed grades to UNC, in a slide case, GB/USA Unofficial Set Great Statesmen of the 20th Century comprising GB Crown 1965 UNC and USA Half Dollar 1964 UNC in a slide case, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 (2) UNC toned in the blue wallets of issue, Royal History of Great Britain an 18-coin set Norman Kings to Elizabeth II includes reproductions of examples of the Norman Kings, Plantagenets, Houses of York, Lancaster, Tudors, Stuarts, Hanoverians, along with an example each of George V, George VI and Elizabeth II, mounted on a card backing in a large glass Photo frame, GB sets (4) Plastic Set 1953 (9 coins) Halfcrown to Penny UNC toned, Pennies Victoria to Elizabeth II (5 coins) one example from each reign VG to Good Fine, Pennies of the First World War (5 coins) 1914-1918 VG in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Queen Victoria The Old Head Penny 1898 VG in a Royal Mint wallet, World Crown-sized (9) Guernsey Crown 1978 Royal Visit UNC, Gibraltar Crown 1967 UNC, New Zealand One Dollar 1975 UNC, Falkland Islands Fifty Pence 1982 Liberation UNC, Guernsey Five Pounds (2) 1997 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipGolden Wedding UNC, 1999 Royal Wedding of Prince Edward and Miss Sophie Rhys-Jones UNC, Turks and Caicos Islands Five Crowns 1997 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Golden Wedding Gold plated UNC, Alderney Five Pounds 1999 Total Eclipse of the Sun UNC on the Royal Mint card of issue, Marshall Islands Five Dollars 1990 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain Cupro-Nickel Proof FDC in commemorative wallet, World Sets (7) Mint Sets (3) Greece 1984 (7 coins) 50 Drachmai to 50 Lepta UNC in a slide case, Canada Mint Set 1991 (6 coins) One Dollar to One Cent UNC in the plastic sleeve of issue, New Zealand 1970 (7 coins) Specimen Set UNC in the wallet of issue, and Unofficial sets (4) Liberation of Kuwait (9 coins) with one coin each from GB, USA, Kuwait, Italy, Canada, France, Egypt, Syria and Saudi Arabia, UNC on the card of issue, International Coins World Showcase (11 coins) one minor coin each from Morocco, Mexico, Germany, France, Norway, GB, Italy, USA, Canada, Japan and China 1971-1992 Lustrous UNC on the card of issue, Jamaica (5 coins) One Dollar to Five Cents, includes Sir Alexander Bastamante, Marcus Garvey and Paul Bogle issues, mounted on card, Turkish Coins (16) 500 Lira to 10 Kurus in a sealed pack 1959 to 1988 in mixed grades some in UNC, World a mixed group of base metal issues includes many Crown-sized, and some GB Decimal issues (167) in mixed grades with some EF to UNC, Bulgaria (3) 1000 Leva 1998, 500 Leva 1997, and 50 Leva 1994 Cupro-Nickel Proofs FDC in capsules with certificates, USA One Cent (8) 1996, 1997D, 1999D, 2003D, 2004D, 2005D, 2006D, 2007D UNC with varying degrees of lustre, Guernsey Five Pounds 1999 80th Anniversary of the RAF UNC, Isle of Man Two Pounds 1995 Royal British Legion Coin UNC on the card of issue, Jersey - Liberation of Jersey Coin and Banknote Set 1995 comprising Two Pounds 1995 UNC and Banknote One Pound Baird LJ001957 UNC in the wallet of issu
World accumulation (7) includes Malaya 1941 issues KGVI1 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, 20 cent GVF to aUNC, Hawaii $1 1935 Fine, East Africa 5 shillings 1955 Fine and Syria 5 livres 1939 Good
Tetradrachm Otho (69AD) Antioch - Syria Prieur 101, RPC 4199 Obverse: Laureate head right AYTOKPATWP M OQWN KAICAP CEBACTOC, Reverse; Eagle within wreath, legend off flan, , 14.01 grammes, otherwise around Fine
Roman Provincial (4) Ae26 Philip II and Serapis, Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior, (247-249AD) Magistrate: Prastina Messallinus. Busts facing M IOYΛIAC ?IΛI??OC KAI CAP AY?, Reverse: Naked Hermes bending left, with tortoise and ram's head AMNG 1209, Fine with touches of verdigris, scarce. Ae26 Philip I (244-249AD) Seleucis and Piera. Antioch, Syria, Obverse: Bust right, Laureate, draped and cuirassed, AYTOK K M IOYΛI ?IΛI??OC CEB, Reverse: Turretted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche left, above, ram leaping left, head reserved, Near Fine/Good Fine. Ae28 Maximinus Thrax (235-238AD) Obverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, AVT MA≡I MEINOC EVCEBHC AVT, Reverse Zeus standing left with thunderbolt and sceptre, About Fine with green patination, Ae33 Claudius II (268-270AD) Mysia, Cyzicus Mint, Obverse: Bust right, Laureate, AVT K M AV PK ΛAVΔ IOCCEB, Reverse: Galley sailing right S.4735 Fine
World (14) a mixed group mostly in average VF-GVF consisting of some desirable issues from Syria (2) as the République Syrienne 50 Piastres Syriennes 1st August 1942 serial number D/2 494731 and the Banque de Syrie et du Liban 1 Livre 1st September 1939 serial number J/BB 092430 variety with 2 diagonal violet lines on both sides. Jamaica 1 PoundGeorge V portrait Pick 41b dated 15th August 1957 serial number 88B 01031. BritishHonduras 1 Dollar Pick 28a dated 1st March 1956 serial number G/2 163086. Along with Hong Kong1 CentPick 325a. Canada2 DollarsPick 76b Ottawa 1954 (1961-1972) signatures Beattie & Rasminsky serial number Z/U 9760764 modified hairdo. Spain1 Pesetas (3) including the Pick 135">Pick 135 dated Madrid 1948 serial number A 03437137 together with Pick 144 dated Madrid 22nd July 1953 (2) serial numbers 1A 9073049 & 1A 9393773. And a part denomination set of the Burma - Japanese Government World War 2 Occupation (4) consisting of 1/2, 1, 5 and 10 Rupees Pick 13 to 16. The lot also includes a Coupon Response International (International Reply Coupon) from Great Britain for 8 Pennies with only an origin stamp at left from St. James's Street B.O.S.W.1 dated 10th September 1953.
Naval Victories 1794-1816 a set of medals (6) each depicting the victor and the Battle as follows: 1) EARL HOWE ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE K.G, Reverse: THE FRENCH FLEET DEFEATED OFF USHANT 1 JUNE 1794. 2) ADMIRAL EARL ST. VINCENT Reverse: THE SPANISH FLEET DEFEATED 14. FEBy 1797. 3) ADM. VISC. DUNCAN Reverse: THE DUTCH FLEET DEFEATED 11 OCTr 1797, 4) ADMIRAL SIR S>SMITH, Reverse: ACRE DEFENDED. BONAPARTE REPULSED. SYRIA SAVED. 20 MAY 1799. 5) ADM. VISC. NELSON K.B.D. OF BRONTE Reverse: NILE 1.AUGt 1798, COPENHAGEN 1.APRIL.1801, TRAFALGAR 21 OCT. 1805, 6) ADMIRAL LORD EXMOUTH Reverse: ALGIERS AUGUST 1816, All in Gilt bronze, around EF in a brass round box with NAVAL VICTORIES and an ornate pattern on the lid
World a collection in a deed box of mostly modern 1970's issues onwards (lot) in various grades Good to about UNC consisting of notes from various countries and the majority from Europe, Africa and Asia. Includes a few earlier issue Reichsbank note from Germany. A few scarcer earlier notes include an Egypt Currency note 10 PiastresPick 167a Law 50 of 1940 the variety with a single letter prefix R at left of signature. Syria5 PiastresPick 49 from 1942. China The Canton Municipal Bank 10 CentsPick S2276b from 1933 signatures Huang & Ch'en and a Central Bank of China 20 CentsPick 194a from 1924. Hong Kong 10 Cents Pick 315b from 1941. Belgium Societe Generale 1 Franc Pick 86b dated 25th May 1917. France 1939 issues 5 FrancsPick 83a (Fayette F4) and 10 FrancsPick 100 (Fayette F7) and a very FIRST date for this issue 2nd February 1939 block 290 series R. 68527. Portugal Casa de Moeda 10 CentavosPick 97c dated 15th August 1917 (2) and 20 Centavos Pick 100 dated 4th August 1922 along with a Banco De Portugal 50 CentavosPick 112b dated 5th July 1918. Italy Biglietto Di Stato 5 LirePick 23f Royal Decree 07.10.1904 (1923) signatures Maltese & Rossolini block number 5302 and the 10 Lire Pick 20g Royal Decree 05.02.1888 signatures Giu. Dell'Ara & Porena block number 3318. Also includes a few French and Belgium World War I Necessity money and local currencies along with United Kingdom 9 and 1/2 percent Treasury Loan and Treasury War bonds 1999/1973. An interesting group
World a wide variety mostly European issues, Belgium (6) Civil Decoration - Bravery, Devotion and Philanthropy, First Class enamelled, Belgium Civil Decoration - Belgium - Medal of the Order of the Crown (2) normally awarded for a minimum of 25 Years service in the Public Sector, Civil Decoration for Long Service in Administration, Order of Leopold II, Belgium First Class Long Service Award (pre-1952), ItalyWorld War I War Cross of Merit, Syria 1967 Six-Day War medal, in mixed grades, East Germany Banner of Labour medals (2) UNC with ribbons and pins, both boxed, and East German Merit medal UNC boxed, Hungary (10) Meritorious Service Medal for the Nation, orange ribbon, CommunistPolice medal for Public Security (3) First Class, Second Class ands Third Class, Degree of Merchant Service Merit Medals 1956 (3), all UNC and boxed, Order of Labour Medals Established 1948 (3) First Class and Second Class (2) all UNC boxed, Poland (3) Medal of Merit on the Field of Glory Second Class 1944 in silver NVF boxed. The 40 Years of People' Poland Commemorative medal EF cased, Union of Veterans of the Republic of Poland and Former Political Prisoners (instituted 1965) UNC with miniature, comes with recipients book, Yugoslavia (6) Socialist Federal Republic '10 Years of Yugoslav Army' in gilt bronze, Medal for bravery, instituted 1943, in gilt bronze, Medal of National Merit (pre-1973 award) with Zasluge spelling in the legend, Medal of Labour (with ribbon bar), instituted 1945, Yugoslav Army Order for Bravery in gilt bronze (red ribbon with three narrow yellow edge stripes) (2), in mixed grades to EF
SyriaERRORS Central Bank 50 Syrian Pounds 1998 similar to Pick 107 (3) a consecutive pair of ERROR notes serial numbers M/4 6468858 & M/4 6468859 with miscoloured arrears at upper centre left and right, centre far left and far right and lower left and right panels. Along with a regular note serial number M/22 0305298 for reference with the error areas highlighted for comparison. All notes about UNC - UNC
SyriaCentral Bank 500 Pounds Pick 105b dated 1979 and highest denomination for series (2) a consecutively numbered pair serial numbers T/21 044364 & T/21 044365. The notes in dark violet brown and brown on multicolour underprint featuring Motifs from ruins of Kingdom of Ugarit on obverse and Gold bowl from temple of Baal in Ugarit on reverse. Both about UNC - UNC and very desirable
SyriaERRORS Central Bank 50 Syrian Pounds 1998 similar to Pick 107 (3) a consecutive pair of ERROR notes serial numbers M/4 6068854 & M/4 6068855 with miscoloured arrears at upper centre left and right, centre far left and far right and lower left and right panels. Along with a normal note serial number M/17 9595596 for reference with the error areas highlighted for comparison. All notes about UNC - UNC
SyriaERRORS Central Bank 500 Syrian Pounds 1998 similar to Pick 110 (5) a consecutive set of 4 ERROR notes serial numbers B/70 013718 through B/70 013721 missing the signatures and dates on obverse. Along with a normal note serial number B/315 761314 for reference with the error areas highlighted for comparison. The error notes About UNC - UNC and the reference note about VF
Middle East & North Africa (3) in mixed grades comprising Syria 1 Livre Pick 40a dated Damas 1St September 1939 no overprint serial number J/E 064416. Morocco Banque d'État du Maroc 50 Francs World War II Pick 26 dated 1st August 1943 serial U55 013 number 1369013. Algeria Banque de l'Algérie (et de la Tunisie) 20 FrancsPick 78c dated 15th April 1941 serial Z.3398 802 number 84948802 signatures Sebald & de Roux.
World (34) in mixed grades VF and above comprising Yugoslavia 1990 issues (13) comprising 500 Dinars Pick 106 dated 01.03.1990 Youth on obverse and Mountains on reverse (7) and 1000 Dinars Pick 107 dated 26.11.1990 Nikola Tesla on obverse and High frequency transformer on reverse (6) includes some AA prefixes. All hand stamped on watermark area obverse "Narodna Banka Bosne i Hercegovine" (National Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina). Syria 50 Dinars Pick 103e dated 1991 Tabqa dam on Euphrat River Goddess found in Sumerian ruins at Mari on obverse and Citadel of Aleppo on reverse (2). Kuwait contraband notes stolen by the Iraqi Forces during the invasion in 1990 (4) including 20 DinarsPick 16bx L. 1968 (1980-1991) Facace of Kuwait Stock Exchange and arms on obverse and Justice Centre Kuwait on reverse, prefix denominator 12 (2) along with 10 Dinars Pick 15cx L. 1968 (1980-1991) Arms on obverse and Dhow on reverse (2) prefix denominators 72 and 80. Iraq 10 Dinars (2) comprising Pick 55a ND (1959) Arms on obverse & al-thawr al-mugannah (Winged Assyrian bull, Assyrian priest (Palace Complex of Sargon II, Khorsabad) on reverse along with Pick 60 ND (1971) Ducan dam on obverse and al-thawr al-mugannah (Winged Assyrian bull, Assyrian priest (Palace Complex of Sargon II, Khorsabad) on reverse. Hungary 100 Forint Pick 171h dated 10th January 1989 (5) Kossuth Lajos on obverse and Horse carriage from painting "Took Refuge from the Storm" (by Lotz Károly) on reverse. Greece 500 Drachmai Pick 102 dated 1st October 1932 (8) Athena at centre obverse obverse and Catching wild buffalos (Vaphio cup) on reverse.
World (24) comprising Oman (2) including 200 Baisa Pick 14 ND (1985) purple on multicolour and 1/2 Rial Pick 16 ND (1977) green and purple on multicolour. Iran (4) including 100 Rials Pick 98 SH1350 2500th Anniversary of the Persian Empire reverse featuring Health, Agriculture, Education. 500 Rials Pick 103b 12-pointed stars in design on reverse and featuring Maidane Shahyad (later Shahyad Aryamer, today Banaye Azadi) monument Teheran, 1000 Rials Pick 138b Dome of the Rock Jerusalem on reverse and 5000 Rials Pick 106b Golestan palace Teheran on reverse. South YemenSouth Arabian Currency Authority 500 Fils Pick 2b ND (1965) serial number L840305. Afghanistan 1000 Afghanis Pick 53">Pick 53a">Pick 53a Blue Mosque, Mazar-e-Sharif on reverse. Libya (6) including 1/2 Dinar Pick 53 serial number 4 D/1 056304, 1/4 Dinar Pick 47">Pick 47 serial number 3E/6522535, 1/2 Dinar Pick 48 serial number 3D/6242258 serial number 3D/6 242258, 1/4 Dinar Pick 57a serial number 012896, 1/2 Dinar Pick 34b serial number 1D/10383468 and 5 DinarsPick 60b Camels on obverse and Battle of Al-Hani monument on reverse. Yemen (5) consisting of 10 Buqshas Pick 4 ND (1966) brown Lion of Timna on obverse, 20 Buqshas Pick 5 ND (1966) green and Alabaster head on obverse, 10 Rials Pick 13a ND (1973), dark blue on multicolour with Bronze head of King Dhamer Ali on obverse, 10 Rials Pick 18b Thulla on obverse and Al-Bakiliayah mosque on reverse and 20 RialsPick 19b Marble sculpture of god Dionysos on obverse and San'a on reverse. United Arab Emirates 5 Dirhams Pick 7a">Pick 7a Sharjah market at right on obverse and Khor Fakkan on reverse. Qatar1 Riyal Pick 7 Arms at right on obverse and Doha on reverse. Saudi Arabia 50 Riyals Pick 24b Dome of the Rock (Jerusalem) & King Abdulaziz Ibn Abd Fahd on obverse Al-Aqsha Mosque and Dome of the Rock Jerusalem on reverse. Syria (2) including 100 Pounds Pick 104c dated 1982 Hadrian's gate and row of columns in Palmyra & Queen Zenobia on obverse and Grain discharging facility Port of Lattakia on reverse along with 500 pounds Pick 105e dated 1990 Motifs from ruins of Kingdom of Ugarit on obverse and Gold bowl from temple of Baal in Ugarit on reverse. All about UNC - UNC
Syria (6) a small group in mixed grades VG to about UNC comprising 1 Livre Columns of Baalbek & Beyrouth dated 1st September 1939 (2) Pick 40c Pink overprint along with Pick 40a no overprint. 5 Livres dated 1st September 1939 (4) comprising Pick 41c Pink overprint, Pick 41d (2) Green overprint and Pick 41e Blue overprint
French Territories (17) a mixed group from various countries such as Syria, Lebanon, Tunisia, Algeria, Lebanon and Morocco. A mix of modern and early issues in various grades. Includes Lebanon 25 PiastresPick 36 dated 1942
Tetradrachm Otho (69AD) Antioch - Syria Prieur 101, RPC 4199 Obverse: Laureate head right AYTOKPATWP M OQWN KAICAP CEBACTOC, Reverse; Eagle within wreath, legend off flan, , 14.01 grammes, otherwise around Fine
ERRORSyria 50 Pounds Pick 107 dated 1998 Citadel of Aleppo, wheel of Hama on Orontes River & Al-Assad library, Abyssian stadium (3) miscoloured prints (2) along with a regular issue with pen annotations pointing to miscoloured areas for comparison. All GEF look better.
Roman Provincial (4) Ae26 Philip II and Serapis, Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior, (247-249AD) Magistrate: Prastina Messallinus. Busts facing M IOYΛIAC фIΛIППOC KAI CAP AYГ, Reverse: Naked Hermes bending left, with tortoise and ram's head AMNG 1209, Fine with touches of verdigris, scarce. Ae26 Philip I (244-249AD) Seleucis and Piera. Antioch, Syria, Obverse: Bust right, Laureate, draped and cuirassed, AYTOK K M IOYΛI фIΛIППOC CEB, Reverse: Turretted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche left, above, ram leaping left, head reserved, Near Fine/Good Fine. Ae28 Maximinus Thrax (235-238AD) Obverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, AVT MA≡I MEINOC EVCEBHC AVT, Reverse Zeus standing left with thunderbolt and sceptre, About Fine with green patination, Ae33 Claudius II (268-270AD) Mysia, Cyzicus Mint, Obverse: Bust right, Laureate, AVT K M AV PK ΛAVΔ IOCCEB, Reverse: Galley sailing right S.4735 Fine
Books (6) Handbook of the Greek Coinage Series, as follows:- Volume 2 - Handbook of Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara) Sixth to First Centuries BC, , Handbook of the Coins of Northern and Central Greece Sixth to First Centuries BC, Handbook of the Coins of the Peloponnesos Sixth to First Centuries BC, Handbook of the Coins of the Islands Sixth to First Centuries BC, Handbook of the Coins of Northern and Central Anatolia Fifth to First Centuries BC, Handbook of Syrian Coins, Royal and Civic Issues, Fourth to First Centuries BC, each book by Oliver J.Hoover/CNG Inc., in excellent second-hand condition
World a small group (5) China (2) Republic 20 Cents Year 15 (1926) Y#335 NVF with some uneven tone, Kwangtung Province 20 Cents undated (1890-1908) Y#201 GVF, Syria 10 Piastres 1929 KM#72 About Fine, Japan (2) 100 Yen Y#77 Year 33 (1958) GVF, 10 Sen Year 3 (1870) Y#2 Fine, scales worn
A small group of mixed Greeksilver and bronze. Four tetradrachms, Syria, Thasos and other small bronze and silver units. One fantasy piece of Thessaly. Fine to NVF [10]
Syria 5 Piastres 1935 KM#70 UNC with a pleasing underlying tone, Saudi Arabia - Hejaz and Nejd Sultanate Half Ghirsh AH1344 (1926) KM#5 UNC and lustrous, unpriced above EF by Krause
Syria Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban 1 Pound dated 1st February 1935 series E.344 065, Pick34, pinholes and small edge nicks corner piece missing, VG and scarce
Syria 100 livres SPECIMEN dated 1947 series 0.00 000, overprint "Billet Specimen Non Remboursable", punch hole cancelled, (a small piece of tape residue on reverse), Pick61s, EF and very scarce
Syria 50 livres 1939 archival SPECIMEN dated 1939 (SYRIE crossed out top centre and Liban written next to it in ink), cancellation punch holes & mounting residue at left edge, Pick44bs for type, EF to GEF and very scarce
Syria 5 livres SPECIMEN dated 1948 series O.0 000, overprint "Billet Specimen Non Remboursable", punch hole cancellations & mounting residue left edge, Pick62s, EF to GEF, very scarce
Russia Mint Sets (2) 1967 (5 coins), 1968 (9 coins plus mint token) Rare, with some pieces having high Krause values, UNC in the sleeves of issue, Austria Mint Set 1967 (9 coins) UNC in the sleeve of issue, Rare, World Proof and Mint Sets (25) includes some more interesting issues Vatican, Cyprus, FrenchNew Hebrides, Malta, Israel, Nepal, Lundy, Hungary, Yugoslavia and more, UNC-FDC in the cases of issue, FAO coin album includes issues from Burundi, Nepal, Lebanon, Uganda, Sudan, Bolivia, Ceylon, Syria, Malta, Vietnam and Vatican, issued 1968, Lustrous UNC, World Sets, some in slide cases (13) with issues from USA (2), New Zealand (2), Canada (2), Bahamas, Tonga, Australia, Ireland, Jersey, Western Samoa and Turkey most sets from the 1960s and UNC, Tonga 2 Pa'anga 1967 UNC in slide cases, GB Year Sets in slide cases (8), along with other unofficial denomination sets in slide cases (8) includes some silver items, in mixed grades with later coins in UNC, Plastic Set 1953 UNC, Britain's First Decimal Sets 1968/71 (10) UNC in the blue wallets of issue
Syria, SeleukidKingdom Tetradrachm Demetrios I (162-150BC) Obv Bust right, Reverse Zeus standing holding comet, M below, Near EF with some light pitting
Syria, Antioch Tetradrachm (150-149BC) Obv. Diademed head of Alexander Balas right., filet border, Rev. Zeus enthroned, left holding Nike, cornucopia in left field, 16.2 grammes, Sear 7030, excellent portrait, Near EF with minor marks and porosity, Ex-Lodge Antiquities 271 (2004), Ex-CNG Auction 144 (2006) Lot 137 (realised $230)
Syria, SeleukidKingdom Tetradrachm Demetrios I (162-150BC) Obv Bust right, Reverse Zeus seated left on throne supported by Tritoness, HNP below, weight 16.58 grammes, Near EF
A collection of Romanbronze provincials. Thrace, Macedon, Ionia, Mysia and Syria from Trajan through to Philip I. All identified and of collectable grades. NVF-VF [5]
Syria 500 pounds (3) all dated 1998, a consecutively numbered run series B/73 365439 to B/73 365441, ERRORS all missing the date and signatures on face, Pick110, counting flick, about UNC to UNC
page=Pastresults&searchterm=Lebanon&category=2&searchtype=1" rel="tag">Lebanon 1 livre dated 1930 series W.200 201, GRAND-LIBAN heading, Pick8A (similar to SyriaPick29A) Ayoub page 49 states only 15 notes known to date, a few small pinholes & rust with slight damage & edge tear top edge, Fine and very scarce
World in sleeves (45) includes Seychelles5 rupees 1968 EF & 50 rupees "SEX" note 1973 gFine, Syria1 piastre 1920 & 1 livre 1939 VF, Fanning Islands £1 cut in two, also Australia $10 aborigine Commemorative in folder, worth viewing
World in silver (56) 19th and 20th Century in mixed grades to GEF, plus an additional bag (26) Palestine, India, Syria and Lebanon includes some in silver in mixed grades to VF
World banknotes (140) includes Bahamas50 cents 2001 (21) about UNC, Isle of Man £1 (4), assorted Fiji $2 (3) and $5 (3) plus others, Yemen20 rials (10), Iraq 5000 dinars mostly UNC, Oman 100 baisa 1995 (10), half rial 1995 (6) and 1 rial 2005 (5), mostly UNC, Syria100 pounds 1966 to 1971 average Fine (20), 10 pounds 1991 (10), Iran 500 rials Pick137j (11) & 2000 rials Pick141k (10) and Afghanistan 1000 afghanis Pick61c (19) plus three uncut sheets of 4 x $2 1995, these all UNC, Syria 100 pounds 1966 to 1971 average Fine (20), 10 pounds 1991 (10), Iran 500 rials Pick137j (11) & 2000 rials Pick141k (10) and Afghanistan 1000 afghanis Pick61c (19) plus three uncut sheets of 4 x $2 1995, these all UNC
Tetradrachm Ar. Nero. C, 54-68 AD. Syria. Selecis and Pieria. Antioch. Rev; Eagle standing on thunderbolt with wings spread, palm branch to right. RPC 4185. Good surfaces. 14.67g. G Fine
Stamps, First Day Covers, Postcards etc. (209) a varied group mostly dating from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s, Book 'Collectors Coins 1978' , Banknotes (5) Syria 10 Piastres 1944, Lebanon 10 Piastres 1944, British Armed Forces Threepences (2) Shilling (1) in mixed condition
Greek a collection (65) in a small Abafil case including Tetradrachms of Athens, Egypt and Syria, Staters of Italy (4) and Aradus, a Siglos of Lydia, an archaic Drachm of Thasos with other Drachms and silver minors (13); Copper (10); also Parthian (3), Sassanian (5) Silver Drachms, Indo-Greek and RomanColonial including Tetradrachm of Nero with Tiberius, these all attributed, along with a group of 11 copies. In mixed grades, many VF
Ar tetradrachm. Syria, Seleucis and Pieria. Uncertain mint. Nero, with DivusClaudius.C, 54-68 AD. Struck AD 63/4-68. Obv; Laureate head of Nero right; eight-rayed star to left. Rev; Laureate head of Divus Claudius right. RPC 4123. Slightly porous. 12.12g. 25mm. G Fine
Iraq 100 dinars (50) a consecutive number run, Saddam Hussein portrait issued 2002 Pick87 UNC, Iraq 100 dinars (50) many in consecutive order, Saddam Hussein portrait issued 2002 Pick87 UNC, Iraq 100 dinars (51) many consecutive dated 1994, Saddam Hussein portrait, EF or better, Iraq 25 dinars (50) many consecutively numbered dated 1986, Pick73, average EF to about UNC, Syria 10 pounds (28) a consecutive run dated 1982, Pick101c&category=2&prm=sr&searchtype=1">Pick101c, UNC, Bosnia & Herzegovina (40) includes 500 dinara Pick1 (10) VF to EF, 1000 dinara Pick2 (10) VF to EF and 10 million dinara Pick36 (20) these mostly UNC
Syria (20) 1 livre 1939 Pick40 (6) and 5 livres 1939 Pick41 (3) all Good-VG condition, some laminated for protection plus 500 pounds Pick105&category=2&prm=sr&searchtype=1">Pick105 (2) 100 poundsPick98 (9) average Fine, also Bosnia (4) Pick1 (2) and Pick2 (2) VF-GVF
World accumulation (73) Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Syria, Samoa, a good mix with duplication, including Iraq P66b and some better Yemeni types, mostly EF to UNC with many in Unc
World accumulation (66) includes better BosniaPick1 (3) and Pick2 (3), other Bosnia, Yemen, Iraq, Syria etc, a good mix with duplication, mostly EF to UNC
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