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Italy, Milan, Louis XII of Orleans as king of France, (1500-1512), silver grosso of three soldi, (2.16 gm), undated, obv. crowned shield of France, around LVDOVICVS D G FRANCORVM REX, rev. knotted veil, around MEDIOLANI DVX ET CIET, (CNI.96, pg.213). Irregular flan with some hoard patination, otherwise toned, very fine and very rare.
Estimate $150
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Italy, Milan, Charles V as Holy Roman Emperor and Duke of Milan, 1535-1556, silver denaro of eight soldi (24mm, 2.5gm), obverse, St Ambrose, reverse, Pillars of Hercules (Crippa p64, 16A). Edge wear above Pillars, otherwise fine/very good.
Estimate $50
SOLD $140
Italy, Naples and Sicily, Roger I, (1072-1101), AE double follaro, Mileto (Calabria) mint, (9.46gm), obv. count on horseback left, around ROQERIVS COME+S, rev. Madonna and child seated right, around +MARIA MATER DNI, (Eklund 258, CNI XVIII, S.287, Nr.12). Deep brown toning, very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
Italy, Sardinia, Vittorio Emanuele I, silver five lire, 1820L (KM.C.92). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
Italy, The House of Savoy and the Kingdom of Italy, Emanuele Philiberto, Duke of Savoy, (1538-1580), silver blanco or four soldi, 1576, Torino Mint, obv. arms of Savoy around EM FILIB D G DVX SABAVDIE P PED, FE RT across, rev. cross, around IN TE DOMINE CONFIDO 1576 T, (Simonetti 45/27, CNI 278-282). Very fine and very scarce, with ticket.
Estimate $250
SOLD $180
Italy, Tuscany, Leopold II, silver five paoli, 1829PC (KM.C.73). Edge bruise at 7 o'clock on obverse, lightly toned, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $270
SOLD $370
Italy, Venice, Jacopo Tiepolo (1229-1249), silver grosso, (2.15 gm), obv. S.M.VENETI IA TEVPL DUX, doge standing left, St. mark standing right, cross between, rev. IC XC Christ seated on throne (Pao. 1 [p.17]); Andrea Dandolo, (1342-1354), silver mezzanino nuovo, (0.79 gm), obv. St Mark with the Doge, rev. Christ rising from his coffin, (Biaggi 2282); Giovanni Gradenigo, (1355-1356), silver soldino, (0.50 gm), obv. Doge kneeling left, rev. lion standing left with banner, (CNI 12, Meyer 99). Toned, very fine - extremely fine, the last coin rare. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $340
Italy, Venice, Pietro Gradenigo (1289-1311), silver grosso, obv. S.M.VENETI PE GRADONICO, DVX, doge standing left, St. Mark facing on right, cross between, Doge facing on right, rev. IC XC Christ seated on throne, (Biaggi 2794). Very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
Italy, Venice, Pasquale Cicogna (1585-95), one hundred and twenty four soldi (ducato), undated (Dav.8404). Toned, very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $660
Italy and States, various issues in base metal, mostly bronze, noted Gorizia, two soldi, 1799S (KM.C.9.5); Lucca, one bolognino, 1790 (KM.48); Naples and Sicily, three cavalli, 1792 (F.409); Papal States, Civitavecchia, five baiocchi, 1797 (KM.1245) (cleaned); Tuscany, five centesimi, 1859 (KM.C.83); various other issues up to 1924. Poor - very fine. (31)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Italy, Kingdom, Vittorio Emanuele III, lira, 1915R, 1917R (Unc), 1928R (KM.57 [2], 62) (3), two lire, 1908R, 1915R (KM.46, 55) (2); Republic, ten lire, 1948 (KM.90) (mint bloom EF); San Marino, ten lire, 1936R (KM.10). The first fine, the rest very fine - uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $240
Italy, Republic, one lira - ten lire, 1948-1952, includes scarce one lira, 1948 and two lire, 1949 (KM.87, 88, 89, 93 [2]). Mostly extremely fine or better. (5)
Estimate $40
SOLD $90
Italian States and Colonies, 1798-1940, mostly silver issues and some scarce. Mostly fine - extremely fine. (16)
Estimate $200
SOLD $250
Jamaica, Kingston, copper penny by William Smith, (1829), (9.15 gm), obv. legend, rev. coat of arms, (Pridmore 132). Toned, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $190
Japan, silver ten sen, Year 3 (1870) shallow scales (KM.Y.2). Good very fine.
Estimate $40
SOLD $40
Japan, trade dollar, year 8, (1875), (KM.Y14); one yen year 3 (1870) (2), all chopmarked to varying degrees. Very good - nearly very fine. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $420
Japan, Empire, Meiji, bronze one sen, year 10 (1887) (KM.Y.17.1) (2), year 33 (1900) (2) (KM.Y.20); silver five sen, year 10 (1877) (KM.Y.22); silver ten sen, year 44 (1911) (KM.Y.29); silver twenty sen, year 31 (1898) (KM.Y.24), another year 43 (1910) (KM.Y.30); Taisho, bronze sen, year 10 (1921) (KM.Y.42); silver ten sen, year 2 (1913) (KM.Y.36.2); Showa, copper-nickel five hundred yen, year 58 (1983) (KM.Y.87); also China, Chihli, copper ten cash, undated (1906) (KM.Y62.2). Fine - nearly uncirculated. (12)
Estimate $70
SOLD $90
Japan, silver one yen Meiji era, all countermarked to varying degrees with chopmarks, year 14 (1881), year 15 (1882), year 16 (1883), year 17 (1884), year 20 (1887), year 21 (1888), year 24 (1891), year 26 (1893), year 27 (1894). Very good - fine. (9)
Estimate $220
SOLD $400
Japan, silver one yen Meiji era, all countermarked to varying degrees with chopmarks and all with a gin mark, year 17 (1884), year 19 (1886), year 21 (1888), year 24 (1891), year 25 (1892), year 27 (1894), year 28 (1895) (2), year 29 (1896) (3). Very good - very fine. (11)
Estimate $300
SOLD $360
Japan, Mutsuhito (Meiji), yen, Yr 20 (1887) (KM.Y.A25.3). Toned, extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Japan, Meiji, Mutsuhito, countermarked silver yen, year 21 (1888) (KM.Y.28a.2). Chop marks both sides, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Japan, silver one yen Meiji era, all countermarked to varying degrees with chopmarks, year 28 (1895), year 29 (1896), year 36 (1903), year 37 (1904), year 38 (1905), year 45 (1912), Taisho era, year 3 (1914) (2). Very good - very fine. (8)
Estimate $200
SOLD $290
Japan, Mutsuhito (Meiji), silver yen, Year 30 (1897) (KM.Y.A25.3). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $150
SOLD $250
Japan, small collection of assorted issues, including one hundred mon (Tempo Tsuho [2]) (KM.C7); momme gin, 1830-1843; mameita gin, 1854-59; Shu (Isshu-gin) 1868-69 (KM.C12a) Shu (Ichi-bu gin) 1837-54 (KM.C11 [2]); two Bu (Ni-By) 1868-69 (KM.C2ld) rin, half sen; one sen (6); five sen yr 6 (1873)(KM.Y22); ten sen, 1873 (2), 1897 (2), 1900, 1904, 1917; twenty sen yr 7 (1874), yr 32 (1899) (KMY.24), yr 31 (1898) (KM.Y21); fifty sen yr 4 (1915) (KM.Y37.2); yen yr 23 (1890), yr 26 (1893) (KMY.25.3), yr 3 (1914) (KM.Y38); one thousand yen yr 39 (1964) (KM.Y80). In a red album, fair - extremely fine. (80)
Estimate $250
SOLD $320
Japan, a basic type collection housed on sheets in a coin album with copper mon various types, mostly in described hartbergers, issues from 1626 - early 19th century with much duplication (58); four mon (7), ten mon (2), tempo pieces (5), small fantasy silver bar, one bu and one shu pieces, then an incomplete type set of machine made coins from one rin to one yen, noted one yen year 26 and 45, fifty sen year 31 (2). Very good - nearly uncirculated. (118)
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Kiau Chau, German Colony, five cents 1909 (KM.Y1); ten cents, 1909 (2) (KM.Y2). Good very fine. (3)
Estimate $500
SOLD $450
Kiau Chau, German Colony, five cent, 1909 (KM.Y1); ten cent, 1909 (2) (KM.Y2). Five cent and one ten cent with some corrosion, very good - nearly extrmely fine. (3)
Estimate $400
SOLD $520
Korea, South, silver proof set of seven coins, 1970 (KM.PS3, contains 2 of KM.7), includes fifty won (KM.7) (2), one hundred won (KM.8); two hundred won (KM.10); five hundred won (KM.12); one thousand won (KM.13). FDC, in official wallet of issue. (7 coins)
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,800
Laos - Thailand, Kingdom of Lanchang (Luang Prabang), silver ingot lat money, tiger tongue type, of value one and a half tamlung, circa 1590-1707, 107mm., (90 gm), with characteristic warty surface, three character letters 'na', plain reverse, (cf.Le May Pl.IV,1, M.3007-3009). Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Laos - Thailand, Kingdom of Lanchang (Luang Prabang), silver ingot lat money, tiger tongue type, of value one and a half tamlung, circa 1750-1800, 122mm., (110 gm), with characteristic warty surface, no other symbols on the convex surface. Very fine and with unusual shape.
Estimate $140
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