Catalogue
Low Countries, Provincial, Hainaut, County, Jean II of Avesnes (1280-1304), silver Esterlin or petit gros, (1.28 g), undated c.1290-1295 (1.29g), Mons mint (Chalon 37, B.2097). Very fine and rare, with attractive grey patination.
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Malaya, Rio Grande Rubber Estates Ltd, 30 cents in bronze (30mm) milled edge, same both sides (SS.93). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
Malaya, The S.I.C.S.& R. Co. Ltd., in cupro-nickel (26mm), with central hole (a Rubber Company); Kwong Loon Co., Kuala Lumpur, 1911, imitation of half sovereign, advertising ticket in gilt brass (19mm); Jai Alai P.T. Philindo Corp Djakata in green plastic (29mm) with central hole; Racehorse owners badges 1955, 1958, 1959 and undated. Solder in centre of the second, fine - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Malaya Borneo, lead bag seal or tag, 1922 (39mm). Holed for suspension at top, very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor Turf Club, admission token in silver (30mm), by Amor. Nicely toned, uncirculated and very rare, only two struck in silver.
Estimate $100
SOLD $300
Mauritius, George VI, two cents, 1943-7SA (KM.22), 1949, 1952 (KM.26). Brown and red, extremely fine - nearly uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $120
SOLD $440
Mauritius, SPCA Mauritius Regdl No. dog tag in cupro-nickel(30mm); Sun International gambling tokens for 5 and 2 rupees in brass (26mm) and (24mm) (see Ford Sale, lot 1030) and Beachcomber (Hotel) Mauritius check in nickelised brass (26mm) 'pillar dollar' 1742 reverse. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $30
SOLD $30
Montenegro, Nicholas I, silver one perpera, 1914 (KM.14). Brilliant uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Nepal, Shah Dynasty, Tribhuvana Vira Vikrama (VS1968-2007, 1911-1950), silver one rupees, (average 11 g), VS1989 (4) (KM.724) (one illustrated); one rupees VS2007, VS2008 (2), VS2009 (3) (KM.726); silver fifty paisa VS 2009 (4), (KM.716); copper two paisa various dates (8), (KM.709.1). Copper mostly very fine, silver, good very fine - good extremely fine. (22)
Estimate $100
SOLD $280
Netherlands, Flanders, Louis the Bad (1346-1384), silver plaque or double gros, c1350 (4.02g) (Roberts 8155; Thomsen (Grierson CME) 3797). Toned, very fine or better and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $240
Netherlands, Overijssel, six stuivers, 1691 (KM.50); Utrecht, six stuivers, 1764 (KM.85), sheepjesschelling; William I, silver twenty five cents, 1826. Very good - very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Netherlands, William II, silver twenty five cents, 1848 dot, 1849 (KM.76). Good very fine; good extremely fine/nearly uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Netherlands, William III, bronze two and a half cents, 1877, 1881, 1883 (KM.108); Wilhelmina, silver half gulden, 1905 (KM.121.2), 1912 (KM.147). Very fine - nearly uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Netherlands East Indies, one cent 1942 (8), one tenth gulden 1942S (46). Extremely fine - uncirculated. (54)
Estimate $150
Passed in
New Hebrides, Valesdir, N.A.T., nickel-plated zinc token for 1$ (shilling) (26mm). Usual blistering surface, otherwise very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
North Africa, Egypt, Suez Canal, Borel, Lavelly and Compagnie, 20 and 50 centimes, one franc 1865 in brass. Nearly extremely fine, the last rare. (3)
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,300
North Africa, Egypt, Alexandria, Association Alimentaire in brass (25mm) edge scalloped, Desert/ ville d'Alexandrie. Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
North Africa, Egypt, Alexandria, G.Bossi, confectioner, 10 (17mm) and 20 paras in brass (20mm). Nearly extremely fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $220
SOLD $220
North Africa, Egypt, Alexandria, Banque Generale D'Egypte, Alexandria/ lion rampant left in bronze (28mm). Very fine and rare (not in the Ford Collection).
Estimate $180
SOLD $280
North Africa, Egypt, Alexandria, Bazaar Du Bon Marche/Une Chope in brass 25mm (a refreshment token for one beer); Beylerian & Sons Beirut and Alexandria, automatic Armenian weighing machine token in brass (27mm); H&G K/5 m(ills) in nickel plated zinc (24mm) by M.Fremolle Alexandria; another in brass (24mm) but for 10 mills and lion walking right on obverse, another as last but different reverse die, a decorative border and no maker's name. Very good - very fine. (5)
Estimate $120
SOLD $340
North Africa, Egypt, Patisserie de la Bourse, value 1, in cupronickel (25mm); Concordia Skittles, Alexandria, 1871 for 10 in brass (22mm); Grand Cafe, Mohamed Aly in cupronickel (25mm); Hilton Cafeteria in brass (23mm); Sinai Casino, in brass (35mm), value 5. Very good - good very fine. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $260
North Africa, Egypt, Alexandria, Casino du High Life/1 in brass (24mm), Mansourah, Caf? du Nil, A.D.Pappanicolaou/5m(ills) Fremolle Alexandrie (maker's name). Very fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $140
SOLD $220
North Africa, Egypt, Docks & Entrepots de Port-Said around 22 in centre, uniface in thin copper (30mm) reverse stamped M. A dock worker's tally or pass to pier 22. Edge wrinkled from being worn(?) otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
North Africa, Egypt, Alexandria, Negreponte, J.C.& Sons 1 within legend/griffin rampant left within beaded circle, in bronze (27mm) edge milled. Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $180
SOLD $380
North Africa, Egypt, Alexandria, Peel & Co., 1 within legend/lion rampant left holding sprouting bean(?), in copper (27.5mm) edge milled. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $210
SOLD $480
North Africa, Egypt, Alexandria, James Ralli & Co., in bronze, value 3; Association Alimentrine, Alexandria, for meat (25mm), another for wine (23mm); Casavetti Brothers & Co., Alexandria, rev. No. 2, in bronze (22mm). Very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $200
SOLD $1,500
North Africa, Egypt, Cairo, Brasseries Rennies/PTI in brass (25mm); B.B.K. 5 above and below/same on reverse in Arabic in brass (24mm); Imperial Bar Cairo around 1/the Great Pyramids 1909 in brass (20mm); Grand Trianon C(offee) Co. in brass (24mm) (circa 1890), another (19mm); Cairo Tramways 1920 (24mm). Fine-very fine, the last two rare. (6)
Estimate $160
SOLD $340
North Africa, Egypt, Gezira Sporting Club 10 Milliemes/blank in brass (26mm)(circa 1950)(illus); Heliopolis, Luna Park Restaurant/I, in brass (20mm)(illus); Minieh, Splendid-Bar, set of 5, 20, 50, 100 (illus)& 200 M in nickel alloy; Locality unknown, Buffet de Zeitoun 10 mill/in brass (26mm)(illus); Roy/P.T. 2? in cupro-nickel (24mm) ST Monogram in shield surrounded by P 2 B, uniface in cupro-nickel (32mm). Very good - extremely fine. (10)
Estimate $300
SOLD $340
North Africa, Egypt, Cairo, Kit Kat lido 5 and 10 piastres (illustrated) in brass (26mm and 33mm) reverse GC monogram; Lemonia's Oriental Tea Rooms Cairo/P.T. over large 1, in brass (26mm) (illustrated), Lipton's Oriental Tea Rooms Cairo around Cairo in centre, another around 2, both uniface in brass (21mm and 19.5mm) (illustrated); Nouvelle Boulangerie De Choubrah Caire, around Arabic legend, uniface in brass (26mm); Photomaton/Cairo in brass (23.5mm); Tsakiris Freres Le Caire/Buffet Excelsior 10mms (milliemes) in nickel alloy (26mm). Very good-very fine. (8)
Estimate $150
SOLD $400
North Africa, Egypt, Cafe Bar Emad El Din/I in brass (26mm); New Cafe Bar Bourse C.D. in centre/1 in brass (26mm); Fantasio Garden, G.Demetriades uniface in brass (25mm); Soleiman Hatem, uniface in brass (30mm) holed at top (illus); Sphinx/KM in brass (23mm)(cf Ford lot 449 reverse crown)(illus); Medina, Emilio Luna around 2 signed A Popert Paris, octagonal in brass (23mm)(illus); Caffe in brass (20mm)(illus); Shampoo Diva (A.H. 1330) in brass (20mm), another no English legend in brass (16mm); Musee Egyptian in aluminium (22mm). Fair - very fine some rare. (10)
Estimate $140
SOLD $260