Catalogue
Germany, Mayence (Mainz), Johan II, Von Nassau (1397-1419), gold gulden, obv. St. John standing, rev. arm of Mainz-Nassau of small arms of Cologne and Trier (F.1616). Uneven with weaknesses, otherwise good very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $800
Germany, Prussia, Wilhelm I, ten mark, 1872B (KM.502). Nearly very fine/very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $170
Germany, Prussia, Wilhelm I, twenty mark, 1883A (KM.505). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $360
Germany, Prussia, Wilhelm I, twenty mark, 1883A (KM.505). Good very fine.
Estimate $300
Passed in
Germany, Prussia, Wilhelm I, twenty mark, 1887A (KM.505). Good very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $310
Germany, Prussia, Wilhelm I, twenty mark, 1888A (KM.505). Brilliant reverse fields, uncirculated.
Estimate $500
SOLD $460
Germany, Prussia, Friedrich III, ten mark, 1888A (KM.514). Proof-like uncirculated.
Estimate $400
SOLD $360
Germany, Prussia, Wilhelm II, twenty mark, 1889A (KM.516). Good very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $320
Germany, Prussia, Wilhelm II, twenty mark, 1889A, 1898A, 1899A (KM.516, 521). Good very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $850
SOLD $950
Germany, Prussia, Wilhelm II, ten mark, 1893A and 1903A (KM.520). Good very fine; nearly extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $400
SOLD $350
Germany, Prussia, Wilhelm II, ten mark, 1912A (KM.520). Uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $190
Germany, Prussia, Wilhelm II, twenty mark, 1891A, 1894A and 1898A (KM.521). Good very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $1,100
SOLD $960
Germany, Prussia, Wilhelm II, twenty mark, 1898A, 1900A (KM.521). Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $700
SOLD $660
Germany, Prussia, Wilhelm II, twenty mark, 1900A, 1905J (KM.521). Extremely fine; good very fine. (2)
Estimate $700
SOLD $640
Germany, Prussia, Wilhelm II, twenty mark, 1908A, 1910A and 1911A (KM.521). Extremely fine - good extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $1,100
SOLD $980
Hungary, Franz Joseph, twenty francs or eight forint, 1870 GY.F. (KM.455.2). Good very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
India, Madras Presidency, pagoda (1808-15) (KM.356). Uncirculated.
Estimate $180
SOLD $450
India, British EIC, Queen Victoria, mohur, 1841 WW incuse on truncation (KM.462.1). Extremely fine/good extremely fine and rare thus.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $4,800
India, George V, sovereign, 1918I (Bombay) (S.3998). Lightly toned, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $500
SOLD $390
India, George V, fifteen rupees, 1918, Bombay mint, (Pr.25, KM.525), proof restrike. FDC and rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $4,900
Iran, Ahmad Shah, half toman, AH1335 (1916) (KM.1071). Extremely fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $70
Italy, Chios under La Maona (1347-1566), Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan and Lord of Genoa (1421-1436), Gold Ducat, (3.27 g), uncertain mint, obv. Doge kneeling left and receiving a banner from St Peter standing right, D. MEDIODANI reading outwardly downwards to right, DVX vertically downwards along the banner and .S.PETRVS outwardly downwards to left, rev. Christ standing facing surrounded by nine stars in a mandorla, SITT XPE DAT Q V PEGIS ISTE DVCT, (Lunardi S 18; Schl pl. XIV, 14, cf. Gamberini 398). Good very fine, rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $320
Italy, Venice, Andrea Contarini (1368-1382), gold ducat or zecchino, (3.55 g), obv. DUX ANDR 9 TARENO S.M.VENETI, doge kneeling before St Mark, both holding flag, rev. SIT T XPE DAT Q TV REGIS ISTE DUCAT, Christ in mandorla, surrounded by stars (F.1227, Biaggi 2843, Pao. 5, [p.127]). Extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $500
Italy, Venice, Pasquale Malipiero (1457-1462), gold zecchino, (3.55 g), obv. S.M.VENETI PA MARIPET, Doge kneeling before St. Mark, DVX in field, rev. Christ standing within stars, around .SIT.T.XPE.DAT.QTV REGIS.ISTE.DUCAT, (Friedberg 1233, Paolucci p.42, Biaggi 2887). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $420
Italy, Venice, Levantine imitation of Alvise Mocenigo (1570-1577), gold ducat or zecchino, (3.16 g), obv. DUX ALOY MOCEN S.M.VENET, doge kneeling before St Mark, both holding flag, rev. SIT T XPE DAT Q TV REGIS ISTE DUCAT, Christ in mandorla, surrounded by sixteen (?) stars (cf.Ives, NN&M 128, Pl.XIII; Pao. 2, [p.68]). Very fine, crude style and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
Italy, Venice, Giovanni Cornaro II (1709-1722), gold zecchino, (3.39 g), obv. IOAN CORNEL / DVX / S M VENETI, St. Mark standing right, presenting banner to the Doge kneeling left, rev. SIT T XPE DAT Q TV REGIS ISTE DVCA, Christ Pantokrator standing facing within mandorla of sixteen stars, (F.1372, Paulucci p. 118, 13). Very fine, has been mounted and smoothed.
Estimate $250
SOLD $340
Italy, Naples, Ferdinand I of Aragon (1458-1494), gold ducat, not dated, (3.47 g), obv. arms of Naples and Aragon, rev. crowned bust to right of Ferdinand, (F.819, Biaggi 1670). Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $3,500
Passed in
Italy, Victor Emanuel II, twenty lire, 1863T (KM.10.1). Good very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $290
Japan, Tempo era, two shu (1832-1853) (KM.C.18). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
Japan, gold yen, Meiji era, year 4 (1871) high dot (KM.Y.9). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $300