Catalogue
Ionian Islands, William IV, silver thirty lepta, 1834 (Pridmore 10; KM.35), no stop after date. Toned, very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $120
Ionian Islands, Queen Victoria, silver thirty lepta, 1848, 1849, 1857 (Pridmore 11, 12, 16; KM.35). Toned, slight damage to the second and third, good fine; very good; fine. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Ionian Islands, Queen Victoria, silver thirty lepta, 1851 (Pridmore 14; KM.35). Toned, good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Ionian Islands, Queen Victoria, silver thirty lepta, 1852 (Pridmore 15; KM.35). Toned very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $110
Ionian Islands, George III, copper two oboli, 1819 (Pridmore 18; KM.33). Good very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $260
Ionian Islands, George III, copper obol, 1819 (Pridmore 19; KM.32). Grey brown patina with traces of mint red, nearly uncirculated and rare thus.
Estimate $500
SOLD $800
Ionian Islands, George III, half obol or two lepta, 1819, 1820 (Pridmore 20, 21; KM.31). Nearly very fine; good very fine. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Ionian Islands, William IV, copper lepton, 1834, 1835 (Pridmore 23, 24; KM.34). Good very fine; stained red and brown, nearly uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
Ionian Islands, Queen Victoria, copper lepton, 1849, 1851 and 1853 (Pridmore 26, 27, 28; KM.34). Good extremely fine; very fine; extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $220
Ionian Islands, Queen Victoria, copper lepton, 1857 (Pridmore 30; KM.34). Brown and red, good extremely fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $100
Ionian Islands, Queen Victoria, copper lepton, 1857, 1862 (Pridmore 30, 31). Brown and red uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $210
Islamic, Iran, Afsharid, Nadir Shah, as king (A.H. 1148-1160, A.D. 1735-1747), silver six shahis various mints including Mashhad, Tabriz, Shiraz, Qandahar etc (KM.376) (10); other Iran issues in silver of various denominations, mints and rulers with several plugged or mounted, weights from 2g - 9g (one illustrated), (16). Mostly fine - good very fine. (26)
Estimate $150
SOLD $340
Islamic coinage, issues of some figurative coinages from Iran/Persia and Afghanistan mostly of the 18-19th century, together with other issues (illustrated Iran KM.30 [lion with fancy tail] and KM.33 [peacock right]); others include elephant and rider (2), star, deer left (2), flower, ornamental designs, leaf and two swords, others from elsewhere, noted a wide range including large Qarakhanid AE dirhams, Russia, Russian Civil War Bukhara, Alim Mir Amin, 1917-1920, AE ten tenga AH 1337 (KM. Y11, Brekke 10), (8, mostly holed, one illustrated) and others similar; anonymous and other issues including Sultanate of Delhi issues including jitals, a wide range for the serious collecrtor. Mostly very good - fine, many scarce. (approx 100)
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
Israel, silver five lirot, 1961 (KM.33) Bar Mitzvah, Israel's 13th Anniversary; 1963 (KM.39) Seafaring, Israel's 15th Anniversary; silver medal 1967 (26mm) wailing wall Jerusalem. In packs of issue, uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Italy, Sicily, Manfred (1258-1266), billon denarius, Messina mint, (0.75 g), obv. S with cross supimposed, rev. R with dots, omega above, traces of legend, (Spahr 199, Biaggi 1277, MEC 609A); Frederick III (1296-1327), billon denarius, (0.55 g), obv. head of crowned king left, rev. cross with dots (Spahr 46 var., Biaggi 1312, MEC 781); John II (1458-1479), billon denarius, Messina mint, (0.56 g), obv. eagle with open wings, rev. shield M C above, (Spahr 91, Biaggi 1354, MEC 889-893). Mostly rare, fine or better. (3)
Estimate $120
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 $640
SOLD $500
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 $1,000
SOLD $1,100
Italy, Naples and Sicily, Ferdinand IV, five tornesi, 1797 (KM.C45); Naples, Kingdom of the two Sicilies, Ferdinand I, eight tornesi, 1817 (KM.273), ten tornesi, 1819 (2) (KM.290); Francesco I, 1825 (KM.293), Ferdinando II, 1859 (KM.369); Francesco II, 1859 (KM.377); Ferdinando II, two tornesi, 1853 (KM.327), five tornesi, 1819 (worn poor) (KM.289); also Lombardy - Venetia, one centesimo (KM.212), copper soldi, 1862 (KM.C35.2); Sardinia, silver fifty centesimi, 1826 (holed), copper five soldi, 1795 (KM.C51), silver twenty soldi, 1795, 1796 (KM.C58). The last seven, poor - fair, others fine - very fine. (16)
Estimate $350
SOLD $260
Italy, Roman Republic, copper two baiocchi (KM.7.5), three baiocchi, 1849R (KM.23.2); Papal States, Pius IX, copper five baiocchi, 1850IV R (KM.1346); Pius VII, half baiocco, 1802 (KM.1265); Pius IX, 1849 IIII R (KM.1340); Pius VI, baiocco, (1790), (1797) (KM.1227) (2), (KM.1222). Fair - good very fine. (8)
Estimate $180
SOLD $260
Italy, Tuscany, second provisional government, five centesimi, 1859 (KM.C83). Very fine; good very fine. (2)
Estimate $70
Passed in
Italy, Venice, city, Austrian occupation, silver lira (KM.C.16); Livorno, Dukes of Tuscany, silver decimo. Very fine; fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Italy, Victor Emmanuel II, silver fifty centesimi, 1863M BN (KM.4a.1). Hairline on neck, toned, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $120
Passed in
Italy, Republic, five hundred lire, 1970 (2) (KM.98). Gem uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Italy, Kingdom, Vittorio Emanuele II, ten centesimi, 1862M, 1862, 1863, 1866M, 1866N, 1866H, 1866OM, 1866T, 1867H, 1867N, 1867OM, 1867.OM, 1867T, Umberto I, 1893B/I, 1893R, 1894B/I, 1894R, Vittorio Emanuele III, 1911R 50th Anniversary of Kingdom (KM.11.1 - 11.6, 27.1, 27.2, 51). Fine - nearly uncirculated, the last two with much mint red. (18)
Estimate $180
Passed in
Japan, British interests in Japan, Nagasaki, Walsh & Co. tokens in black and brown vulcanite (30mm) with central hole. Extremely fine and very rare. (2)
Estimate $300
SOLD $440
Japan, Ryukyu Islands, copper half shu, undated (1863) (KM. C# 115). Good fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $140
Japan, silver fifty sen, year 12 (1937) (KM.Y.50). Ex mint roll, choice uncirculated. (10)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Java, British EIC silver rupee AH 1228Z (1813) (Pridmore 7; KM.247a). Attractive mint bloom, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $400
SOLD $2,600
Java, British, EIC, silver rupee, AH 1230Z (1815) (Pridmore 8; KM 247b). Golden toning, good extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $650
Java, British EIC, silver rupee, AH 1230Z (1815) (Pridmore 9 ; KM.247b). Toned, good very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220