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Iraq, assorted silver coins, Faisal I (1921-1933), 50 fils 1931 (6), (KM.100); copper 2 fils 1931 (KM.96); Ghazi I (1933-1939) 50 fils 1937, 1938 (10) (KM.104), 20 fils 1938 (2), (KM.106). Fine - very fine. (20)
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
Islamic, Arab-Sassanian Issue, silver hemidrachm of the Muslim successors of Tabaristan, by Arab Governor Muqatil (PYE 129-139, A.H. 164-174, A.D. 780-790), year 139 (A.D. 790), (A.68, W.297 [p.149, Pl.XXVI, 1], M. 283-4). Crude head style, nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Islamic, Seljuqs and later rulers, Artuqids of Mardin, Najm al-Din Alpi, (A.H. 547-572) (A.D. 1152-1176), copper dirhams, (S/S type 30, Wilkes 1203) (2); another Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan period (A.H.615-622), (S/S type 42, Wilkes 1216, BN 1333); Zengids of Mosul, Qutb al-din Mawdud (A.H.544-565), (S/S type 59, Wilkes 1240); another 'Izz al-din Mas'ud II, (S/S type 65, Wilkes 1250) rare (Illustrated); Ayyubid of Mesopotamia, Al Ashraf Musa (Muzaffar al-din), 607-617 A.D. 1210-1220), copper pictorial dirham, obv. facing bust of the Amir, A.H. 612 = A.D. 1215, (A.859.1, M.866-7, Balog 851, Wilkes 908) double struck; similar smaller flan and later (2), (Balog 453-4, M.868); Zangids of Sinjar, copper dirham of 'Imad al din Zangi ibn Modud, (A.H. 566-594), obv. two headed eagle, M.1138, S/S 79, Wilkes 1273); together with North Africa silver anonymous square dirhams, (Wilkes 715-6, cf.M.491-504). Mostly fine or better. (11)
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
Islamic, Seljuq of Rum, Kagkhustan II, (1236-1245), silver dirham (A.1218), Sivas AH638; Mamluk, Baybars, (1260-1277), dirhams (A.883)(2); Rasulid of Yemen, al Maujahid Ali, (1322-1363), dirhams (A.1108.3), obverse lion (2), another obverse hand. Very good - very fine. (6)
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
Islamic, India, Afsharid, Nadir, (1735-1747), silver six shahi, Meshhad Mint, type C (A.2747); Shahrukh, (1748-1796), silver rupee, Meshhad Mint (A.2783; KM.447); Durrani, Ahmed Shah, (1747-1772), Muradabad Mint, silver rupee, AH 1173, Year 14 (KM.683); Mahumud Shah, (1801-1829), silver rupee Herat, AH 1224 (KM.398.2); Kamran Shah, (1829-1842), silver rupee, Herat AH 12?? (KM.403; Persia, Qajar, Fath Ali Shah, (1797-1834), silver kran, Isfahar (A.2894; KM.710); Nasir al-din Shah, (1845-1596), silver krans, Tehran AH 1295; Herat AH 1287, Mashhad AH 1281 (A.2930; KM.844, 824). Fine - good very fine. (9)
Estimate $250
SOLD $250
Italy, Aquila, Philip of Alencoa, (1381-1387), silver denaro (Biaggi 185); Genoa, Republic (1139-1339), silver obol; Milan, Galeazzo II, (1352-1378), silver pegione, Visconti, serpent 6/3 rev. St.Ambrose seated. Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Italy, Naples, Robert I of Anjou, (1309-1343), silver gigliato; and Sicily, under Spain, Philip IV, 1622, silver tari (5.82g) bust right rev. shield; Charles II silver tari or 20 grani, 1693. Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $150
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 $1,200
Passed in
Italy, Milan, Ludovico Maria Sforza, (1494-1499), silver testone (9.66g), (CNIV, 19 plX 10; Morosini 5, Biaggi 1579). Toned, very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $1,500
Passed in
Italy, Venice, Giovanni Dolfin, (1356-1361), silver soldino; Gerolamo Priuli, (1559-1567), silver six soldi, St Mark and Doge, rev. Venetian lion (CNI 48). Very fine; good very fine. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Papal States, Benedict XIV (1740-1758), silver grosso year 5 (KM.927); Gregory XVI (1831-1846), silver five baiocchi XII, 1842R (KM.1321); Pius IX (1846-1878), silver coins, twenty baiocchi 1863R (year XVIII), (KM.1360), silver lira 1866R, 1867R (2), (KM.1377.2, 1378); ten soldi 1867R, 1868R, 1869R, (KM.1376, 1386.1). Fine - extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Italy, Piedmont Republic, five francs, L'an 10 (1801) (KM.4). Fine/good fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
Italy, Sardinia, five lire 1849 (KM.130.2), Kingdom of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele II, five lire 1870 (2), 1872, 1874, 1875R, 1877R (KM.8.3, .4), Umberto, one lire, 1887M (KM.24.2)(2), Vittorio Emanuele III, one lire, 1927, 1929, 1930 (2), two lire 1936 (KM.80); Republic, 500 lire 1958, 1959 (2), 1960 (KM.98), 1961 (KM.99), four minors 1860-1901. Very good - uncirculated. (23)
Estimate $250
SOLD $360
Italy, Tuscany, Grand Duchy, Charles Louis, ten lire, 1807 (KM.C.49.2). Toned, extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $320
Italy, Tuscany, Second Provisional Government, two centesimi, 1859 (KM.C.82). A few minor surface nicks, otherwise nice chocolate brown extremely fine.
Estimate $60
Passed in
Italy, Vittorio Emanuele and Elleto, Emilia fifty centesimi, 1860G (KM.11), Vittorio Emanuele III, five lire 1930 (KM.67.1), 1937 (KM.79), Republic, 500 lire 1965R (KM.100), 1000 lire 1970 (KM.101); Papal States one lire 1866 (KM.1372.2) 1867R (KM.1378), Vatican, ten lire 1934 (KM.8), 500 lire 1958 (KM.56), 1964 (KM.83.2), 1965 (KM.91, 1978 (KM.140), all in 2x2 holders. First very good; extremely fine - uncirculated. (12)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Italy, Victor Emmanuel II, silver fifty centesimi, 1863M BN (KM.4a.1). Hairline on neck, toned, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $350
Passed in
Italy, Vittorio Emanuele III, silver one lira, 1902R (KM.32). Brilliant, nearly uncirculated and scarce.
Estimate $90
SOLD $80
Italy, Vittorio Emanuele III, twenty lire, 1928R (KM.69). Light golden brown toning, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $500
Passed in
Italy, Vittorio Emanuele III, twenty lire, 1928 (KM.70). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $500
Passed in
Japan, silver five sen, Meiji year 10 (1877)(KM.Y.22), silver ten sen, year 21 (1888), bronze one sen, Taisho year 3 (1914)(KM.Y.35). Good very fine; good fine; nearly uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $80
Passed in
Japan, Meiji, silver five sen year 8 (2, one illustrated), (1875); year 10, (1877), (KM.Y.22); silver ten sen year 28 (1895), year 29 (1896) (2), (KM.23); year 44 (1911), (KM.Y29); silver twenty sen year 41 (1908) (KM.Y30); Taisho, silver ten sen year 1 (1912) (KM.36.1). Last fine, others very fine - nearly uncirculated. (9)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Japan, Meiji era, silver fifty sen, year 4 (1871), (KM.Y.4); silver twenty sen, year 3 (1870), shallow scales, (KM.Y.3); another year 24 (1891), (KM.Y.24); Taisho era, silver fifty sen year 12 (1937), (KM.Y.50). Very fine or better. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Luxembourg, bronze ten centimes, 1855A, 1870 (KM.23.2, .1). Red and brown uncirculated; brown uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $180
SOLD $110
Luxembourg, two and a half centimes, 1901 (KM.21); five centimes, 1870 (KM.22.1). Nearly uncirculated; extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
Malaysia, Penang, under British Administration, undated copper pice (1786) (KM.3). Very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $90
Mauritius, Queen Victoria, proof silver five cents, 1877H (cf KM.9, silver proof not listed). Toned, FDC.
Estimate $750
SOLD $700
Medieval and other coins, lot includes England, silver penny, Canterbury mint of Edward I (S.1409); Charles I, silver sixpence, uncertain mint (S.2836); Ireland, James II, gun money shilling March 1689, (S.6581, var.PP); Italy, Naples, Robert I the Wise (Roberto d'Angio), (1309-1343), silver gigliato, issued 1321-9, (Biaggi 1638); Pisa, Cosimo III de Medici, 1715, half giulio (MIR 455/2); Salzburg - Erzbistum Sigismund Christoph Graf Schrattenbach (1753 - 1771) silver 20 Kreuzer, 1761 Salzburg (HZ 3042); France, Henry IV, billon douzaine de Navarre; Vatican, Benedict IX, 1743 grosso; large lead Papal Seal; assorted other pieces from Japan 5 sen year 6; leige, India, broken farthing of Charles I, etc. Fair - fine. (18)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Mexico, Philip IV, (1621-1665), Mexico City mint, cob silver eight reales, assayer P (issued 1634-1661), (25.53 g), four reales off flan for date and assayer (13.63 g), two reales off flan for date and assayer. Fine. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $460
Mexico, four reales, cob issues c1670. Nearly fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $140