Catalogue
Hungary, Franz Joseph, twenty francs/eight forint, 1888 (KM.467). Good very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $460
Hungary, Franz Joseph, ten korona, 1905 and 1907 (KM.485). Nearly extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $400
SOLD $440
Hungary, Franz Joseph, one hundred korona, 1907KB, Coronation 40th Anniversary (KM.490). Two toned, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $5,000
Hungary, Franz Joseph, one hundred korona, 1908 restrike (KM.491). Uncirculated.
Estimate $2,200
SOLD $2,000
Hungary, Franz Joseph, one hundred korona, 1908 restrikes (KM.491). Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $4,400
SOLD $4,200
India, Kushan Empire, Kanishka II or Kanishka III, (c.A.D. 267-270), gold dinar, 21mm, (7.78 g), struck at the main mint in Taxila, obv. legend around, Kanishka standing left, holding filleted standard, sacrificing over altar to left, filleted trident to left, 'ga' in Brahmi to right of altar, 'gho' in Brahmi between legs, 'hu' in Brahmi to right of sceptre, rev. Oh?O to right, Ithyphallic Siva standing facing, holding a garland or diadem and trident; behind, the bull Nandi standing left, to upper left, pellet above tamgha, (Gobl 634.6, M.3503, ANS Kushan 1644; Donum Burns -). Extremely fine, and very scarce.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $2,000
India, Kushan Empire, Vasudeva I (c.190-230 A.D.), gold dinar, 20mm, (7.94 g), struck at the main mint in Baktria (Balkh?), obv. partial legend around, Vasudeva I standing facing, diademed and crowned, head to left, sacrificing over altar, flames at right shoulder, filleted trident on right in his left hand, rev. Ithyphallic Siva (Shiva) standing facing, holding diadem and trident; OpHo to right, behind the bull Nandi standing to left; tamgha to upper left, (Gobl 519, MK 512, ANS Kushan 1082, Donum Burns 421-2). Extremely fine and very rare variety.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $2,000
India, Gupta Coinage, Chandragupta II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, 20mm, (7.83 g), archer type, BMC Class IIb, obv. king nimbate, standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a bow in his left hand, and an arrow in his right hand, the Garuda-topped standard to left, Chandra in Brahmi letters to his immediate right, around off flan, 'Maharajah Chandragupta', rev. goddess Lakshmi nimbate seated cross-legged facing on lotus, holding a lotus and a noose, symbol to upper left, to right the Brahmi legend 'Sri Vikramah', (M.4805, Altekar cf.plate XII, 1, BMC 88 [Pl.VII, 8] from very similar dies). Nearly extremely fine and very scarce, with collector's purchase ticket.
Estimate $800
SOLD $2,800
India, Independent Kingdoms, Mysore, gold fanams, of Haidar Ali (AH 1174-1197, 1761-1782 A.D.), not dated, Balhari mint, obv. Elephant standing right, rev. mint name Belhari, (cf.KM.3, Mitchiner 975,); another Tipu Sultan (AM 1215-1227, 1787-1799 A.D.), Patan mint, Malaudi era 1219 = AD 1790, obv. Persian letter 'Ha'. rev. 'Zarb Patan' in Persian, (KM 128.1). Extremely fine, both scarce, in collector's descriptive 2x2 Hartbergers. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $360
India, Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad type mohur (1793), jeweller's copy (KM.103). Extremely fine.
Estimate $900
SOLD $750
India, British, East India Company, Queen Victoria, gold mohur, divided legend, 1841., sans serif 4, incuse W.W. (dots midway and clear) (KM.462.1; Pridmore 22 (1). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $8,000
SOLD $7,500
India, British, Victoria Empress, gold mohur, 1882 Calcutta (KM.496). Extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $5,500
India, George V, sovereign, 1918I (KM.A525). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $550
SOLD $550
International Year of The Child, UNICEF proof gold coin set of twelve, 1979-1981, Bolivia (Fr.44), Canada (Fr.10), China (Fr.5), Dominican Republic (KM.58), Ethiopia (Fr.41), Jordan (Fr.11), Mongolia (Fr.2), Nepal (Fr.54), Thailand (Fr.40), Tunisia (Fr.25), Turkey (Fr.228), United Arab Emirates (Fr.3). Without case, all certificates missing except Thailand and Tunisia, in capsules, FDC. (12)
Estimate $12,000
SOLD $13,500
International Year of the Child, UNICEF, proof gold twelve coin set 1979-1982 (total AGW 5.815oz), countries included Canada, China, Dominica Republic, Ethiopia, Jordan, Nepal, Mongolia, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey (2), United Arab Emirates. In blue case with gold embossed UNICEF logos on lid, with descriptive tickets, part of lid has come unglued as well as blue velvet bottom lining, FDC. (12)
Estimate $12,000
SOLD $13,500
Islamic, Umayyad Caliphate, al Walid I, (A.H. 86-96) (A.D. 705-715), gold dinar, (4.27 g) as an anonymous dinar, no mint name (but probably Damascus Mint), dated A.H. 95 = A.D. 714, (A.127, BMC 209, Wilkes 179). Full flan, extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $750
Islamic, Umayyad Caliphate, al Walid I, (A.H. 86-96) (A.D. 705-715), gold dinar, (4.24 g) as an anonymous dinar, no mint name (but probably Damascus Mint), dated A.H. 88 = A.D. 707, (A.127, BMC 199, Wilkes 166). Full flan, nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $900
SOLD $600
Islamic, Abbasid Caliphate, al-Mansur, (A.H. 136-158) (A.D. 754-775), gold dinar, no mint, A.H. 145 = A.D. 762-763, (A.212, BMC 14, BN 591, Wilkes 376. Extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $480
Islamic, Abbasids, al-Muktafi (AH 289-295, AD 902-908), gold dinar, (3.91 g), Misr (Egypt) mint, AH 292 = AD 904, obv. Kalima in three lines across field; mint and date formula in inner margin, (Qur'an XXX, 4-5 in outer margin), rev. continuation of kalima in three lines across field, "al-Muktafi billah" below (Qur'an IX, 33 around). (A.243.1, Bernardi 226De, Wilkes 425). As struck, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $750
Islamic, Samanids, Nuh I ibn Nasr, (A.H. 331-343) (A.D. 943-954), gold dinar, (4.08 g), Nishapur mint (Naisabur in Khorasan), A.H. 341 = A.D. 952-953, citing zafar on obverse, and the deposed caliph al-Mustakfi, (A.1454, cf.M.675, Wilkes 1508). Good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $400
SOLD $300
Islamic, Buwayhid (Buyid) Coinage, Samsam al-Dawla Abu Kalinjar al-Marzuban, (A.H. 367-372) (A.D. 978-983), gold dinar, (4.39 g), Suq al Ahwaz mint, A.H. 367 = A.D. 978, (A.1567, Wilkes 1604). A round flan, complete legends, extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
Islamic, Ghaznavid, Mahmud b.Sebuktegin, (388-421 A.H.; A.D. 998-1030), gold dinar, (3.77 g), Ghazna mint, year 408 (A.D. 1017-1018), (A.1607, cf.SNA Tubingen 245, Wilkes 1703). Good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $400
SOLD $300
Islamic, Fatimids, al-Mustansir abu Tamim Ma'add, (AH 427-487, AD 1036-1094), gold quarter dinar, 13mm, (1.03 g), Siqilliya (Palermo) mint, (Album 721, Wilkes ICC 838). Very fine, with scrapes on reverse.
Estimate $150
SOLD $240
Italy, Venice, as a Levantine copy of Alvise IV Mocenigo, (1763-1778), gold ducat or zecchino, (2.43 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 DUCA, Christ in mandorla, surrounded by stars (cf.F.1421, cf. Ives [NN&M 128], Pl.XIII, cf.Paolucci 13). Softly struck in places, very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $280
Italy, Kingdom of Napoleon, forty lire 1814M (Milan) (KM.12). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $950
Italy, Sardinia, Carl Albert twenty lire, 1849 (KM.131.2); Kingdom, Umberto I, twenty lire 1882 (KM.21). Good very fine; nearly uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $800
SOLD $900
Italy, Victor Emanuele II, twenty lire, 1863 TBN (KM.10.1). Very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $440
Jamaica, twenty dollars, 1972 10th Anniversary of Independence (KM.61). Uncirculated.
Estimate $700
SOLD $550
Japan, Tempo era (1837-58), koban (11.27g) (KM.C.22b). Good very fine.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,200
Japan, Manen era, Koban or 1 Ryo, (1860-7) (KM.C.22d). Extremely fine.
Estimate $900
SOLD $880