Catalogue
Afghanistan, Durrani, Kingdom of Ahmad Shah, (1160-1186 AH, 1747-1772 AD), Anwala (Anola) mint year 14 (KM.228.1) (illustrated); Mahmud Shah, (1224-1233 AH, 1808-1817), silver rupee, Kabul AH 1227 (KM.461.1), Peshawar mint, AH 1230 RY 7, rev. within dotted octagon, (KM.727.2) (Illustrated); Dost Mohammad, 2nd reign (1239-1255 AH, 1824-1839 AD), Kabul mint, 1273 AH (2), another 1279 (KM.497); Muhammad Yaqub, (1296-1297 AH, 1879-1880 AD), silver rupee 1297 (KM.533); Abdur Rahman, (1297-1319 AH, 1880-1901 AD), silver rupees Kabul mint, 13034AH, 1305AH, with ring mount (KM.544). Some with patination, fine - extremely fine some scarce, several in packets described. (9)
Estimate $200
SOLD $600
Afghanistan, Durrani, Kingdom of Shah Zaman, (1207-1216 AH, 1793-1801 AD), Silver two rupees, (22.98 g), Dar-ul-Sultanat Kabul, apparently struck without hijri date, Year 6, (A.3107, KM 444, these dies were from a larger die but with a cut down flan size for striking). Very fine for issue and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $320
Afghanistan, Durrani, Kingdom of Mahmud Shah, (1224-1233 AH, 1808-1817 AD), silver rupees AH 1225, 1230 (appears as 1220), (KM.157); Dost Muhammad (1239-1255 AH, 1824-1839 AD), silver rupee, AH 1244 (KM.478) (illustrated); 2nd reign (1258-1280 AH, 1842-1863 AD), silver rupees AH 1258 (KM.493), AH 1271, another AH 1272 (KM.497) (illustrated); Shah Shuja al-Mulk (1255-1258 A H, 1839-1842 AD) rupees AH 1257, others (3) all with date off flan (KM.484.1); Sher Ali (1285-1296 AH, 1868-1879, silver rupee, three stem toughra, AH 1286, (KM.517); AH 1287, 1292 (KM.519); AH 1294 (KM.521) another half rupee AH 1295 (KM.514); Abdur Rahamn (1297-1319 AH, 1880-1901 AD), silver rupee AH 1304, 1305 (KM.544); others (2), Mostly toned, fine - good very fine, some scarce. (19)
Estimate $400
SOLD $1,500
Afghanistan, Durrani, Kingdom of various rulers, all as fractions as quarter rupee, several as half rupees, noted Dost Muhammad 2nd reign (1258-1280 AH, 1842-1863 AD), silver half rupee AH 1272 (illustrated), another AH 1273 (KM.497); Sher Ali (1285-1296 AH, 1868-1879), silver half rupee, AH 1280, (KM.191); another half rupee AH 1295 (KM.514) (illustrated); Kamran Shah (1245-1258 AH, 1829-1858 AD), half rupee 1254 AH, Herat mint, (KM.-) (illustrated); others as silver quarter rupees (8), silver half rupees (7), various rulers and dates. Mostly fine, several in packets some rare, an interesting lot. (20)
Estimate $200
SOLD $700
Afghanistan, Durrani, Kingdom of Sher Ali, (1280-1283 AH, 1863-1866), silver rupee, first reign with the new couplet 'Bi-Valayi Amir', AH 1280 (1863), (KM.502), unpriced and noted as rare. Good very fine, weak at 6 o'clock, very rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $480
Afghanistan, Kingdom of Abdur Rahman, (AH 1297-1319) (1880-1901 AD), silver one rupees, machine made at Birmingham mint, reeded edge, (9.08, 9.60 g), obv.1304 and rev.1303 as struck (illustrated); another with support mount obv.1304, rev.1304, = 1885-6, (KM.805). Extremely fine; second coin very fine mounted, scarce. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $600
Afghanistan, Kingdom of Abdur Rahman, (AH 1297-1319) (1880-1901 AD), Kabul mint, brass shahi or five paisa, AH 1309 both with 9 over uncertain number, (KM.803) (2) (both illustrated); local Coinage, Herat mint, coinage in the name of Baccha-i=Saqao, brass 20 paisa 25mm, dated 1348 (KM.972 notes AH 1347 only) (3, one illustrated); a similar 5 paisa brass similar [AH 1347], (KM.969); other assorted AE (11), one with lion on obverse to right, Balkh mint (cf.KM.35). Mostly fine - very fine, several scarce. (17)
Estimate $250
SOLD $300
Afghanistan, Kingdom of Amir Abdul Rahman, (AH 1297-1319), (1880-1901 AD), silver rupees, dated AH 1308 (2, one illustrated), 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313 (2), (KM.806); Amir Habibullah (AH 1319-1337), (1901-1929), silver rupees AH 1322, 1324, 1326, 1327, 1328, 1329 (KM.842.2), AH 1329, 1330, 1331/0, 1331, 1332, 1333,Central Asia, Bukhara, Khanate, Alim Khan, 10 Tenga Brass AH1336/1919 Square frames, KM 53 1334, 1337 (3, one illustrated), (KM.853); AH 1337 (KM.867). Fine - extremely fine. (25)
Estimate $400
SOLD $1,400
Afghanistan, Kingdom of Amir Abdul Rahman, (AH 1297-1319), (1880-1901 AD), silver rupees, dated AH 1313 (KM.813), AH 1314 (KM.818), AH 1314, 1315 (KM.819.1), AH 1316 (KM.819.2) divided dates, AH 1317 (KM.819.4) (illustrated), another AH 1317 to right of toughra (KM.819.3) (illustrated), AH 1317 (KM.829) (illustrated), AH 1318 (KM.830), Amir Habibullah (AH 1319-1337), (1901-1929), silver rupees AH 1319 (KM.832), AH 1319, 1320 (KM.833.2); AH 1320 (KM.840.1) (illustrated), AH 1321 (KM.840.2). Fine - nearly extremely fine. (14)
Estimate $400
SOLD $650
Afghanistan, Kingdom of Abdur Rahman, (AH 1297-1319) (1880-1901 AD), silver 5 Rupees, (45.41 g), AH 1316 = AD 1898/9, (KM.826). Good very fine, with traces of mint lustre, scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
Afghanistan, Commemorative pattern for medal in bronze, "The Herat Medal", AH 1309 [AD 1891-2], 35mm, (20.74 g), obv. inscribed "Emir Abdul Rahman", rev. inscribed and dated 1309AH. As struck, proof with delightful patination, FDC and very rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $4,200
Afghanistan, Kingdom of Amir Habibullah (AH 1319-1337) (1901-1919 AD), silver five rupees, AH 1327/4 (illustrated) and another of Amir Abdul Rahman, (AH 1297-1319), (1880-1901 AD) dated AH 1314 (KM.820). Fine, one side of each with patination. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $420
Afghanistan, Kingdom of Amir Habibullah (AH 1319-1337) (1901-1919 AD), silver ten paisa, no date (KM.823), no date (KM.824), AH 1326 (2, one mounted) (KM.846); AH 1330, 1331 (2, one mounted), 1333, 1337 (KM.850); silver twenty paisa AH 1313 (KM.810) (2, one ring mounted, illustrated), AH 1314 (KM.816), AH 1329, 1330, 1334, (KM.851); silver half rupee (qiran), AH 1308 (KM.804), AH 1313 (KM.812) (illustrated), AH 1314 (2) (KM.817), AH 1316 (KM.825), AH 1325/1320 mule (KM.838, unlisted as a mule of dates) (illustrated), AH 1321 (KM.841), AH 1324, 1328, (KM.844), AH 1334, 1335, (KM.852), AH 1337 (3) (KM.865), SH 1298 (5) (KM.875), SH 1298 (2), 1299 (unlisted date) (KM.876), SH 1299 (KM.884), SH 1300, 1301 (4), 1302 (2), 1303 (KM.894), AH 1347 (KM.896) (Illustrated), AH 1348 (KM.902). Very good - extremely fine, several mounted with ring supports or have been mounted, several very rare and apparently unpublished. (48)
Estimate $400
SOLD $1,200
Afghanistan, Kingdom of Amir Habibullah, (AH 1319-1337) (1901-1919 AD), silver 5 Rupees, (45.56 g) AH 1319, (45.49 g) [AH 1319] (no date visible, (KM.834.1). Very good - nearly fine, scarce. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
Afghanistan, Kingdom of Amir Habibullah (AH 1319-1337) (1901-1919 AD), silver five rupees, AH 1322 (illustrated) and 1327/6 (KM.843). Fine - very fine, one side of each with patination. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $280
Afghanistan, Kingdom of Amir Habibullah, (AH 1319-1337) (1901-1919 AD), silver 5 Rupees, (45.41 g) AH 1326, (45.49 g) AH 1328 (illustrated), (45.97 g) AH 1329 (KM.843). Very good - fine, scarce. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $260
Afghanistan, Kingdom of Amanullah al-Ghazi, (AH 1337-1347) (SH 1297-1307), (1919-1929 AD), silver rupees, AH 1337 (2) (KM.853); AH 1337 (KM.867) (illustrated); SH 1298 (3, 2 are date varieties) 1299 (KM.877) (illustrated); SH 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303 (SH 885); 2, with different date spacing), 1300 (KM.878), AH 1347 (KM.898) (illustrated with ring mount); Mohammad Nadir Shah (AH 1348-1352) (SH 1308-1312), (1929-1933 AD), silver afghani, SH 1310 (KM.927.1) (illustrated, uncirculated and rare); silver half aghani AH 1304 (2) (KM.909), AH 1349 (3) (KM.920), SH 1310 (KM.926). Fine - uncirculated, several rare, a few with patination. (18)
Estimate $300
SOLD $480
Afghanistan, Kingdom of Amanullah, (SH 1297-1307), (AH 1337-1347), (1919-1929 AD), silver 2 and a half rupees, (22.72 g) SH 1299 (1920); (22.79 g) SH 1302 (1923). Very fine, scarce. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Afghanistan, Kingdom of Amanullah, (1919-1929), silver service medal, SH 1298 = AD 1919 (13.45 g), obv. coat of arms within 8 pointed star; flanked by stars, text above and below, within wreath, rev. text above date, within wreath. Suspension loop removed. Nearly very fine, scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Afghanistan, Kingdom of Amanullah al-Ghazi, (AH 1337-1347) (SH 1297-1307), (1919-1929 AD), silver 2 1/2 Rupees, SH 1298 (illustrated) (2, with different date spacing), 1300 (KM.878). Fine - very fine, last with some hoard patination. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $240
Afghanistan, Kingdom of Amanullah, (1919-1929), AE 15 paisa (3 shahi), AH 1298 (3) (KM.863 (illustrated), 870, 871.2); AH 1299 (5) (KM.881); AH 1300 (5, one misstruck illustrated), another (KM.893), AH 1301 (2), (KM.893); 10 paisa (sanar) SH 1337 (3) (two large flan 10 g each) (two small flan 7 g each), (S.862-3). Good - nearly very fine, scarce. (20)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Afghanistan, assorted minors in copper of various rulers, noted 20 paisa AH 1247 (KM.895); 20 paisa AH 1299, 1300 (2), 1301, 1302 (2), 2031 error date (illustrated and unpriced), 1303 (KM.883); 5 paisa AH 1337 (2) (KM.862); AE paisa AH 1309 (KM.801 rare); AH 1309, 1314 (KM.802); 1317/3 (KM.827); mule of AH 1317 (KM.828); 1329, 1331, 1332 (KM.849); AH 1337 (2) (KM.858); SH 1299, 1300, 1303 (KM.880); a brockage of AE paisa, AH 1334 (KM.849); AH 1336 (KM.854); together with Durrani Ahmad Shah AE falus, AH 1227, (Valentine 721 with old ticket) (illustrated); other AE including dump copper, Zanzibar (KM.7) ring mounted (8 and uncertain AE from Kabul? (Mulk), AH 1301 (11.85 g) illustrrated. Poor - good very fine, an interesting lot. (38)
Estimate $200
SOLD $950
Afghanistan, an accumulation of mostly different issues of the decimal coinage, including billon 20 pul SH 1304 (KM.908) rare (illustrated), silver half afghani, SH 1304 (3), 1305 (2), 1306 (2) (KM.909), SH 1307 (KM.915), AH 1348, 1349, 1350, (KM.920), SH 1310 (2 including contemporary forgery), 1311, 1312 (3) (KM.926), SH 1312, 1313, 1315, 1316 (KM.932.1); lot (40) includes several mistrikes and altered coins, together with cupro nickel issues with values to two afghani (1961) (2), noted Aluminium issues up to 2 afghani (1958). Mostly very fine - uncirculated. (62)
Estimate $300
SOLD $320
Afghanistan, various rulers, silver two and a half afghani SH 1305/8 (2), 1306/9 (2, one illustrated) (KM.913); one afghani, SH 1304/7 (3) (one illustrated), 1305/8, 1305/9, 1306/9 (2), (KM.910); AH 1348/1, 1349/2 (KM.921). Fine - very fine. (13)
Estimate $150
SOLD $280
Afghanistan, assorted later AE issues as decimal coinage under Amanullah (1919-1929) and later rulers and the Republic, AE 25 pul, dated AH 1349 (5) (KM.924), SH 1312, 1313, (KM.931); SH 1930, 1332 (KM.941); 20 pul SH 1348 (KM.919); 10 Pul, SH 1304 (3), 1305 (2), 1306 (KM.907), AH 1349 (2) (KM.918), SH 1311, 1312 (2), 1313, (KM.930); 5 pul (11) various dates; 2 pul (6) various dates; 1 pul AH 1349 (KM.A922); 50 pul SH 1330 (4) (KM.942.1); together with modern issues (from 1937) 2, 3, 5, 25, 50 pul etc these mostly with mint bloom (13). Good - uncirculated. (55)
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Anguilla, Liberty Dollar July 11, 1967 countermarked on Mexico five pesos 1948 (KM.X2). Very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $130
Argentina, Provincial Coinage, Buenos Aires, copper 2 reales 1840, (KM.8) (illustrated); 1855 (KM.9); 1861 (KM.11); 10 decimos 1830 (KM.4) (illustrated); copper two centavos 1890 (KM.8); one centavo 1884 (KM.7). Last two coins full mint red, nearly uncirculated, others fine - very fine. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $190
Armenia, Levon I, (1198-1219), silver tram (2.64 g), obv. Levon seated on lion throne with footstool, rev. patriarchal cross flanked by rampant lions, four dots in quadrants of cross, (Y.T. Nercessian. Armenian Coins and Their Values. No. 284). Extremely fine with complete legends on large flan.
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Austria, silver coins, five schilling (9), ten schilling (25), twenty five schilling (12), fifty schilling (10), period 1957-1974. Very fine - good extremely fine. (56)
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Austria, mixed dates twenty five schilling, 1955-1971 (ASW = 4.018 ounces). Fine - extremely fine. (12)
Estimate $100
SOLD $160