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France, M.D. Mine d'Aniche, copper mining tokens for 30s (Sous) 1820; C.T., 12s (Sous) undated (Florange 10,11). Second has a test cut otherwise very fine. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $160
France and French Colonial, various issues including one piastre 1909A (EF), twenty cents 1937 (EF), both from French Indo China, others, one francs, 1866BB (EF), 1916 (Unc toned). A nice group, very fine - uncirculated. (18)
Estimate $150
SOLD $260
German East Africa, one heller, 1908J, one rupie, 1914J; German New Guinea, half mark, 1894A; Germany, Saxony, one new groschen 1863B. Very fine - uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $400
SOLD $480
Germany, Duchy of Saxe -Altenburg, under John Philip, Frederic, John Frederic William and William (1602-1625) silver thaler, 1613, obv. D: G. IO: PHIL : FR : IO: WIL : FR : WIL FRA: DV SA IVL : CL : ET . MON, busts of four brothers two on each side facing each other, rev. shield lambrequin‚ with six crests , flanked by 16-13, LANDG : THV : MAR: MIS : COM : MAR : ET . RAVE : WA translation: Landgrave of Thuringia, Margrave of Meissen, Count of Mark and Ravensberg, (D.7365). Fine - very fine, scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $200
Germany, Saxony - Albertine, Johann George I Alone (1616-1656), silver thaler 1639 SD, Dresden mint, obv. bust to right, rev. arms, (D.7601 for type, KM.132). Date not listed, attractive tone, extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $380
Germany, Augsburg, copper one heller, 1645, (KM.A23, Eklund 41); 1722, (KM.128, Eklund 43), 1780, 1796 (KM.188, Eklund 49); another uncertain city, obv. arms, rev. blank, not dated. Very fine or better, all housed in plastic 2x2 holders. (5)
Estimate $50
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Germany, Saxony, Albertine line, Johann Georg IV, (1691-1694), silver two thirds thaler or 60 kreuzer, 1693, obv. bust to right, rev. crowned arms, (KM.641, Merseb 1317, D.813). Toned, extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $200
Germany (France), Provincial issue for Lorraine (duchy), Leopold I, (1690-1729), silver teston (8.28 g), dated 1711, obv. draped bust to right, around LEOP I D G D LOT BA REX IER, rev. crowned cross potent (cross of Jerusalem), around IN TE DOMINE SPES MEA 1711, (KM.95 [VF $300), De Saulcy pl. XXX, 7; Boudeau 1576). Nearly extremely fine, with original mint bloom with minor flan flecking for weight adjustment, rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $180
Germany (France), Provincial issue for Lorraine (duchy), Leopold I, (1690-1729), silver teston (8.33 g), dated 1713, obv. draped bust to right, around LEOP I D G D LOT BA REX IER, rev. crowned cross potent (cross of Jerusalem), around IN TE DOMINE SPES MEA 1711, (KM.95 [VF $300), De Saulcy pl. XXX, 7; Boudeau 1576). Good very fine, with some original mint bloom and minor flan flecking for weight adjustment, rare.
Estimate $250
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Germany (France), Provincial issue for Lorraine (duchy), Leopold I, (1690-1729), silver teston (8.32 g), dated 1716, obv. draped bust to right, around LEOP I D G D LOT BA REX IE, rev. crowned cross potent (cross of Jerusalem) within shield with crosses in corner, around IN TE DOMINE SPERAVI 1716, (KM.96 [VF $300], De Saulcy pl. XXXI, 1; Boudeau 1576). Good very fine, some uneven patination on the obverse, very rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
Germany, various silver coins, Bavaria, Maximilian III (1745-1777), six kreuzer 1746 (KM.479); Ludwig I (1825-1848), three kreuzer 1835 (KM.747); Brandenburg-Ansbach, two and a half kreuzer, 1770 another 1776, (KM.277); Montfort, Ernst Josef (1734-1758), one kreuzer 1748H (KM.170); Wurttemberg, Karl Eugen (1737-1793), 1782, 1/48th thaler, (KM.422). Bright, two with some surface roughness, otherwise fine - good very fine. (6)
Estimate $120
SOLD $70
Germany, Democratic Republic, five mark, 1973 125th Anniversary of Birth of Otto Lilienthal, 1974 Centenary of Death of Philipp Reis, 1975 100th Anniversary of Birth of Thomas Mann, 1975 International Women's Year, 1976 200th Anniversary of Birth of Ferdinand von Schill, 1977 125th Anniversary of Death of Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, 1979 100th Anniversary of Birth of Albert Einstein, 1983 125th Anniversary of Birth of Max Planck, 1984A Leipzig Old City Hall, 1984A Thomas Church of Leipzig, 1985A Restoration of Dresden Zwinger, 1986 175th Anniversary of Death of Heinrich von Kleist (KM.43, 49, 54, 55, 60, 64, 72, 91, 96, 97, 103, 112); ten mark, 1968 500th Anniversary of Death of Johann Gutenberg, 1974 25th Anniversary DDR, 1974 200th Anniversary of Birth of Caspar David Freidrich, 1975 Centenary of Birth of Albert Schweitzer (KM.20.1, 51, 52, 56). Extremely fine - uncirculated. (16)
Estimate $270
SOLD $400
Great Britain, silver trade dollars, 1900 and 1930 [illustrated] (KM.T5). Very fine; uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $300
SOLD $320
Great Britain, trade dollar, 1909 (KM.T5). Last date figure sits in recessed zone, full mint bloom, uncirculated.
Estimate $80
SOLD $200
Greece, Othon (1832-1862), ten lepta, 1849 (KM.29), five lepta 1838 (KM.16). Very good - fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $120
Guatemala, countermarked coinage, type 1 of 1838, sun at left behind volcano under long cloud on a cob silver four reales dated 1760 of Bolivia, Potosi mint, (13.43 g), (KM.76.3). Fine for issue, holed as many are for wearing.
Estimate $120
SOLD $130
Haiti, twenty centimes, 1907; fifty centimes, 1908 (KM.55, 56). Small spot in front of nose on the second coin, otherwise nearly uncirculated - uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Heligoland, (British Island Territory off northern coast of Germany 1807-1890 when exchanged for Zanzibar and other territories), Queen Victoria, Pilot's Badge cast in brass (oval, 46mm x 71mm), pilot standing holding plumb line, stamped 154, reverse crowned VRI monogram. Very fine and rare, especially in this large size.
Estimate $600
SOLD $520
Honduras, half real, 1869A (KM.32). Brilliant fields, uncirculated.
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Hong Kong, proof sets, 1993 (2), 1997 (KM.PS6 [2], 7) (3), mint set, 1997 (KM.MS3). In cases and packs of issue with certificates, uncirculated - FDC. (4)
Estimate $140
SOLD $120
Hungary, Stephan I, (997-1038), silver (denar) (0.87g). obverse, STEPHANVS REX within cross with wedges in each angle, reverse, CIVITAS within an equilateral cross with wedges in the angles, (Huszar 1 [p.31]). Toned, nearly extremely fine, very scarce.
Estimate $100
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Hungary, Bela II, (1131-1141), silver denar, obverse, facing head, reverse, cross in centre of two circles, (Huszar 51); another Bela III, (1172-1196), silver denar, obverse, around B ELA REX of a double cross shield, reverse, complex pattern of lines and dots, (Huszar 69): Andreas II, (1205-1235), silver denar, obverse, star under crescent and temple, reverse, intricant design, (Huszar 266). Very fine, a few scarce. (3)
Estimate $100
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Hungary, circa to Gexa (1141-1161), silver denar, (Huszar 152) (illustrated); Bela IV (1235-1270), silver denar (Huszar 320), Ludwig I (1342-1382), silver denar (Huszar 547), Charles III (named as Charles VI), (1711-1740) 1733KB silver denar (2), 1740KB (Huszar 1640, 1642). Good fine - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Hungary, circa to Gexa (1141-1161), silver denar, (Huszar 152) another (Huszar 156); Balkan area, Slavonia, period of Bela IV (1235-1270) and later, silver marderdenar (Martin denarius), obv. dog left, cross and star, rev. double cross of Hungary, h R to left and right of cross (Nuber Type AII No.1) c.1270 (illustrated) (2). Very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $350
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Hungary, period up to Bela IV, (1235-1270), silver bracteates, obv. diademed head to left all within dotted border, rev. incuse of obverse, another obv. BELA REX legend around, triple human head, rev. incuse of obverse, (Huszar 192, 200). Very fine - extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Hungary, Matthias I Corvinus, (1458-1490) silver denars mm. K shield, K V/A, nX, KS, KC, KP, (Huszar 717, 719, 720[2], 722[2]) Ludwig II, KA, KB, LV, 1526 (4) (Huszar 841), LB 1522, LA 1524 (Huszar 846). Fine - good very fine. (11)
Estimate $170
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Indonesia - Malay Peninsula, tin animal coinage probably of the 17-19th century, these however are believed to be later in this period, elephant on flat support base both very similar with basket on back, each 46x70mm (32.5g each), type not noted in Tony Lye's book. Fine - very fine, both rare. (2)
Estimate $100
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Indonesia - Malay Peninsula, Srivijaya Empire, Palembang, mostly damaged missing legs or broken parts of tin animal etc coinage of the 13-14 century, a) monkey Hanuman obv. head, rev. scorpion or Arabic inscription in rectangular frame, of unusual shape; b) king on horseback; c) tin horse; d) pig; none of these noted in Tony Lye's book. Fine - very fine, all rare. (4)
Estimate $80
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Indonesia - Malay Peninsula, post Srivijaya Empire, tin animal coinage, these however are believed to be much later (18th century SS p.174) from Perak, turtle - tortoise cast tin a) turtle long legs hollow centre 60x90mm (86.2g); b) tortoise solid base with Chinese character on back 53x64mm (130g) this from Banka Island; baby tortoise solid base 24x39mm (8.9g), similar noted in Tony Lye's book (cf.SS 44-46; cf.TL 74-82). Fine - very fine, all rare. (3)
Estimate $150
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Indonesia - Malay Peninsula, post Srivijaya Empire, Palembang, mostly damaged missing legs or broken parts of tin animal etc coinage of the 13-14th century, probably 18th century or later, a) Nandi bull 55x47mm; b) driver on elephant 50x50mm; c) another different style horse, smaller rider 57x48mm, not in Tony Lye's book. Fine - very fine, all rare. (3)
Estimate $80
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