Catalogue
Abbasid Caliphate, Wathiq, (A.H. 227-232) (A.D. 842-847), gold dinar, (4.05 g), Madinat al Salam mint, A.H. 230 = A.D. 845-846, (A.227). Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $400
Abbasid Caliphate, al Mutawakkil, (A.H. 232-247) (A.D. 847-861), gold dinar, (4.01 g), Misr (Egypt) mint, A.H. 239 = A.D. 854-855, (A.229). Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $400
Abbasid Caliphate, al-Muhtadi (A.H. 255-6), (A.D. 869-870) al Mu'tamid, (A.H. 256-279), (A.D. 870-892), gold dinar, mule of two caliphs, (4.53 g), al-Ahwaz mint, A.H. 256 = A.D. 870, with names of Amir Al-Mu-Minin and Al-Mutamid 'Ala Allah on obverse and al-Muhtadi Billah on reverse, (A.237/A.239). Nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $450
Abbasid Caliphate, al Mu'tamid, (A.H. 256-279) (A.D. 870-892), gold dinar, (4.15 g), Surr-Man-ra'a mint, A.H. 272 = A.D. 886, (A.239.2). Very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Abbasid Caliphate, al Radi (billah), (A.H. 322-329) (A.D. 934-940), gold dinar, (4.83 g), al-Ahwaz (in Khuzistan, south West Iran) mint, A.H. [32]7 = A.D. 938, (A.254). Good fine, rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $270
Saffarid, Tahir bin Muhammad (A.H. 353-359, A.D. 964-70), gold fractional dinar, (1.17 g), Sijistan Province, dated A.H. 354 = 965 A.D., (A.1415). Very fine, very scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Buwayhid (Buyid) Coinage, 'Adud al-Dawla Abu Shuja, (A.H. 338-372) (A.D. 949-983), gold dinar, (4.51 g), Suq al Ahwaz mint, A.H. 370 = A.D. 981, (A.1551, M.602, Treadwell 370G [p.115, Pl.47]). Full round flan, weak in places complete legends, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $420
Great Seljuq, Rukn al din Abu Talib Tughril Beg, (A.H. 429-455) (A.D. 1038-1063), gold dinar, Nishapur Mint (Khorasan), A.H. 436 = A.D. 1045, with his additional name in full on reverse field top and bottom (as Mitchiner type a [p.160]), (A.1665, cf.M.875 [same except for date]). Off centred strike on the obverse, crinkled, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $280
Islamic, a group of Mongol, Golden Horde silver dirhems, Jani Berg (A.H.742-758, 1341-1357) struck at Saray al-Jadida (new Saray) mint, mostly 745-748 AH., various dates in described packets, (A.2027). Mostly fine or better. (8)
Estimate $180
SOLD $120
Islamic, a group of Mongol, Golden Horde AE puls, Jani Berg (A.H.742-758, 1341-1357) struck at various mint, some with eagles a few with dates 752 etc A.H., described in 2x2 holders, (A.2030). Mostly very good or better. (15)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Iran, Ilkanids (Mongols of Persia), Local Coinage, First Period, Abaqa, (A.H. 665-680) (A.D. 1265-1282), gold dinar, Tabriz mint, (4.33 grams), date off flan, Uighur obverse, (A.2126.2, cf.M.1565-6 [for silver only]); Off centred obverse, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $470
Islamic coins, lot includes Umayyad dirhem, AH 128, al Bab mint, rare (illustrated); Abbasid, AH 195, uncertain mint; other later dynasty silver (8), copper (2); Armenia, Levon I, (1198-1219), silver tram, Hetoum I, (1226-1270), silver trams (2, one illustrated); Egypt, forty para, 1255/22; Turkey base silver two kurush AH 1223/15 (KM.576); Sasanian silver drachm of Shapur I (240-270), (Sellwood 14). Last with chipped edge, several with hoard patination otherwise very good - good very fine. (18)
Estimate $150
SOLD $1,000
Ascension Island, Elizabeth II, silver crown, 1978 25th Anniversary of the Coronation, error coin with Isle of Man obverse by Arnold Machin struck by the Pobjoy mint as a mule (KM.2). Choice uncirculated, only 367 struck.
Estimate $200
SOLD $600
Austria, Rudolph II (1576-1612), Joachimstal mint, silver taler, 1582, obv. bust of Rudolph to right, around RVDOLPHVS. II. D. G. RO. IM. S. AV. G. H. B. REX, lion below, rev. around ARCHIDVX. AVST - DVX. BVR. MAR. M. I582, crowned double eagle with orb on breast, sword and sceptre in claws, (D.8076). Very fine, scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $250
Austria, Maria Theresa thalers, 1780 (1901) SF restrike (KM.T1). Uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $130
SOLD $160
Austria, Leopold I (1657-1705), fifteen kreuzer, 1661 Vienna mint, (KM.1170); another fifteen krajczar from Hungary 1689, Kremnitz mint (KM.208); Austria, Sigismund Franz (1662-1665), three kreuzer 1665, Hall mint, (KM.1209). Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
Austria (Holy Roman Empire), Franz II , silver thaler, 1826B (KM.2163). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Austria, Maria Theresa restrike thalers, 1780SF (KM.T1) (2); pre WWII coinage, silver commemorative two schilling, 1928-1937 (KM.2843 [2], 2844, 2847, 2849, 2855, 2858, 2859) (8); post WWII coinage, silver commemorative twenty five schilling, 1956-1970 (KM.2881, 2883, 2884, 2890, 2891, 2892, 2893, 2895.1, 2897, 2901, 2905, 2907) (12); silver commemorative fifty schilling, 1959-1968 (KM.2888, 2896, 2898, 2900, 2904.1) (5); also other minors (32) including silver five schilling, 1966 (KM.2889) and ten schilling, 1957, 1966 (KM.2882) (2). Several uncirculated, overall fine - uncirculated. (59)
Estimate $200
SOLD $340
Bolivia, Charles IIII, four reales, 1807PI, Potosi Mint (KM.72). Fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Brazil, John VI, Prince Regent, 960 reis, 1813B (Bahia), struck over an eight reales, hardly visible (KM.307.1). Well struck, toned, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Brazil, John VI, 960 reis, 1819R (Rio) struck over a Ferdinand VII eight reales (KM.326.1). Uneven strike, good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
British Trade Dollars, 1897 B and 1897 without B (KM.T5). Uncirculated; extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $320
British Trade Dollar, 1897/6B (Bombay) (KM.T5). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $120
SOLD $220
British Trade Dollars, 1897/6B, 1903/2B, 1907B (KM.T5). Good extremely fine; good very fine; polished, nearly extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $380
British Trade Dollars, 1898(B) (2), 1899B (KM.T5). Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $300
British Trade Dollar, 1900B (KM.T5). Uncirculated.
Estimate $120
SOLD $260
British Trade Dollars, 1900B, 1925, 1930 (KM.T5). Very fine - good very fine. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $320
British Trade Dollars, 1901B, 1901C (KM.T5). Good very fine; good extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $270
British Trade Dollars, 1902C, 1902B, 1903B (KM.T5). Nearly extremely fine - good extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $250
SOLD $340
British Trade Dollars, 1908B, 1908/7B, 1909B (KM.T5). Good extremely fine - nearly uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $240
SOLD $380