Catalogue
Hong Kong, Queen Victoria, dollar, 1867 (KM.10). Well struck, relatively unmarked, good very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $850
Hong Kong, ten cents, 1903 (KM.13); various modern issues from 1960s-1980s, noted uncirculated issues for fifty cents, 1968H (KM.30.1) (10), one dollar, 1970H (11), 1980 (KM.31.1 [11], 4.3) (12), five dollars, 1979, 1980 (KM.39, 46) (2), many other uncirculated lower values, mostly in the 1960s; also Malta, mint one pound, 1979 (KM.51) in plastic case. Fine - uncirculated. (77)
Estimate $40
SOLD $30
Hong Kong, George VI, five cents, 1941KN (KM.22). Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,500
India, Sultans of Delhi, Alau-D-Din Muhammad, (695-715 A.H., 1296-1316 A.D.), billon jital, (G&G D233); Native States, Cooch Behar, Nara Narayan, (SE 1477-1509, A.D. 1555-1587), silver rupee SE1477, (1555), obv. and rev. Bengali script in four lines, broad flans, (KM.34, M.2441) (illustrated); Hyderabad, Mir Mahmud Ali Khan II, (A.H. 1285-1329) (A.H. 1868-1911), silver rupee A.H. 1317 (1900) (illustrated); EIC, Bengal Presidency, silver quarter Rupee, upright milling, (1819-1830), (M.1909-1910, KM.67); East India Company, Madras Presidency, copper ten cash 1808 (KM.320); British India, silver rupee, 1891 B, (KM.492); Portuguese India, 1958, three escudos (KM.34). Very fine - uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
India, East India Company, Madras Presidency, silver rupee, Arkot mint, in the name of Alamgir II, year 6 (KM 384, Pr. 140). Struck on a less dumpy flan than usual and probably struck at Madras rather than Calcutta, very fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
India, British, Queen Victoria, half rupees 1862 (restrike), (illustrated), 1876 dot, (KM.472); 1899B, (KM.491) (3) B's are reversed. Fine - nearly extremely fine, restrike uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $400
SOLD $560
India, British, Queen Victoria, EIC rupee, 1840 W.W (KM.458.2); proof rupee, 1889 Calcutta, C incuse (KM.473.2). Nearly extremely fine; iridescent toned proof, FDC and rare. (2)
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,800
India, British, Queen Victoria, rupees, 1874, 1875 and 1876 Calcutta (Pr.112-4; KM.473.2); 1874 (2), 1875 (2), 1876 Bombay (Pr.141-2, 145-7). Fine - extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $250
SOLD $200
India, British, Queen Victoria, rupees, 1877 (both), 1878 (dot A/II (2), A/1), 1879 (3, one A/IV lotus on left with three leaves), 1880 (3, as previous), 1882 (both), 1883, 1884 (both), 1885 (both), 1886 (2), 1887 (trio plus two more of C/I) Bombay Mint (Pr.149-156, 159, 160, 164, 166, 167, 168, 170-3) (KM.492). Fine - extremely fine. (26)
Estimate $600
SOLD $700
India, British, Queen Victoria, rupees, 1877-1880, 1882-93, 1898, Calcutta (Pr.115-8, 120, 122-4, 126-7, 129-34, 137) (KM.49v). The 1883 and 1898 scarce, nearly very fine - good extremely fine. (17)
Estimate $350
SOLD $440
India, British, Queen Victoria, rupees, 1888 (both), 1889 (both), 1890, 1891, 1892 (both), 1893, 1897, 1898, Bombay Mint (Pr.174-184) (KM.492). Very fine - nearly uncirculated. (11)
Estimate $300
SOLD $800
India, I.G.Mint Alipore, with dot stops, fifty paise, undated (1964-70), in brass (24mm), with centre hole. Very fine.
Estimate $40
Passed in
India, aluminium tokens, unidentified, RC over GR (Raichur Junction to Gulbarga railway token??), oval (29x20.5mm); T.C over RICE, hexagon (30.5mm), dished at two sides; image of a chicken with initials HM at top right, flower pattern (34mm) (2). Well aged, fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $80
Passed in
India, canteen tokens, Ammunition Factory, Kirkee, in bronze (20mm); J. & P. Coats, Koratti, 6 paise, in aluminium (20.5mm); Khandeish Mills, Jalgaon, in brass (20mm) and in aluminium (22mm); The Khatau Mills, in brass (20mm); Kohinoor Mills, Dadar, in brass (20mm); B. & C. Mills, in cupro nickel (20mm); I.G.Mint, Alipore, 25 paise, in bronze (19mm); I.G.Mint, Bombay, 5 paise, in brass (20mm) and 10 paise, in bronze (23mm); Model Mills, Nagapur, in cupro nickel (23mm) (2); The Phoenix Mills Ltd, in brass (20.5mm); T.C. & M. Co Ltd, Alwaye, in aluminium (20.5mm). Fine - extremely fine. (14)
Estimate $160
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India, Sub Treasury hexagonal tokens in brass with centre hole, Dobra (46mm), No.21; Mehagan, District of Madhya Pradesh State (48mm), No.5; Sailana, District of Madhya Pradesh State (47mm), No.35; Sitamau (50mm), No.34, all with plain reverse; other circular issues in brass with centre hole, Jashpurnagar (2), No.E/73 and H/52 (both 38mm); Malhargad (38mm), No.173; Pohri, Shivpuri District of Madhya Pradesh State (38mm), No.88; Sitamau (38mm), No.182, all with plain reverse except the two Jashpurnagar issues which have matching obverse and reverse but with obverse in Sanskrit and the reverse in English. Fine - very fine. (9)
Estimate $160
Passed in
Indonesia - Malay Peninsula, post Srivijaya Empire, tin animal coinage, large winged mythical creature like a garuda bird, believed to be much later (18th century SS p.174), 127x140mm (110 g), type not noted in Tony Lye's book. Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Indonesia - Malay Peninsula, post Srivijaya Empire, tin animal coinage, large winged dragon like mythical creature, believed to be much later (18th century SS p.174), 68x120mm (72.84 g), type not noted in Tony Lye's book. Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Indo-Portuguese, Malacca, Dom Philip III (1621-1640), silver two tangas, (5.92 g), dated but off flan, 1631-1639, obv. arms, rev. Tanga monogram D M below, (SS F3.36, Nge TL 452-460). Good fine and rare.
Estimate $600
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Israel, piedfort mint sets, 1981, to acknowledge the 33rd Anniversary of the State of Israel. In packs of issue, FDC. (9)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Italy, Genoese Colonies, Caffa, (c.1265-1475), silver asper (1427-1433), obv. castle motif within border and legend, rev. tamga and pellet, within linear border and Arabic legend with the name Mohammed Khan, (Schl., Pl.XVII, 25 var; Lunardi, Colonie, 11ff); another a copper follaro with countermark of castle, (Schl., - [cf.Pl.XVII, 36]; Retowski, -; Lunardi, Colonie, -). Weak in places first fine, second good. (2)
Estimate $70
Passed in
Italy, Milan, Gian Galeazzo Maria Sforza (Duke of Milan) Ludovico Maria Sforza VI (1481-1494), silver testone, (9.22 g), head of St. Ambrose as the mintmark, obv. IOGZ M SF VICECOMES DVX MIL SX, armoured bust to right of G. Galeazzo Maria, rev. head of St. Ambrose mintmark, quadripartite quartered eagle and snake Visconti arms, surmounted by two crests crowned, one of ornate crested dragon devouring a child to right, on left a winged dragon with old man's head encircling claws in a diamond ring, globule between the crests, around LV PATRVO GVBNANTE, (CNI 32, Crippa 4, Morosini 9, MIR 222, Biaggi 1570). Very fine/nearly very fine, with roughness at top of reverse, very rare.
Estimate $2,500
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Italy, Milano (Duchi), Ludovico Maria Sforza, (1494-1499), silver testone, (9.66 g), obv. nimbate and mitered facing head (St. Ambrose) as a mint mark, around, LVDOVICVS M SF ANGLVS DVX MLI, armoured bust to right of Ludovico Sforza, rev. coat-of-arms, around PP ANGLE Q3 CO ACIANVF D 7C, nimbate and mitered facing head (St. Ambrose) as a mint mark, (CNI V, 19 Pl.X 10, Morosini 5, Biaggi 1579). Toned, very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $2,000
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Italy, Sardinia, Carl Albert, five lire, 1843 (KM.130.2); Kingdom, Victor Emanuel II, five lire, 1876R (KM.8.4). Dark toned very fine; good very fine. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Italy, Kingdom, Vittorio Emanuele II, one lira, 1863M BN (KM.15.1). Toned, traces of mint bloom, some edge nicks and bumps, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Jamaica, proof silver twenty five dollars, .500 fine silver, 1980 (2100 grains or 136g), minted by Valcambi, S.A.; Panama, proof sterling silver twenty balboas, 1974 (2000 grains or 129.6g), minted by the Franklin Mint. In cases of issue, with certificates, FDC. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $160
Japan, silver yen, Meiji year 3 (1870)(KM.Y.5.1). Ex swivel mount, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Japan, silver one yen, Meiji year 36 (1903) (KM.Y.A253). Brilliant some patination on obverse, good extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Japan, silver trade dollar, Meiji year 8 (1875) (KM.Y.14). Nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $900
Japan, silver trade dollar, Meiji year 10 (1877) (KM.Y.14). Nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,100
Japan, group of silver coins (1887-1911), twenty sen, years 20 (2), 24, 26, 31 and 32 (2) (KM.Y.24), ten sen, years 6 (type 1), 9, 21 and 28 (KM.Y.23), years 38, 40, 42 and 44, (KM.Y.23, 29). Very fine - good very fine. (15)
Estimate $120
SOLD $130