Catalogue
Italy, Sicily, Kingdom of Sicily, Frederick II, (1296-1337), silver pierreale, Messina mint, 25mm, (3.04 g), obv. ++FRIDERIC'. T:D'I: GRA:REX:SICIL:, eagle with open wings, head right, within an octolobe, rev. +DVC APUL PRINCIPAT': CAPUE., arms of Aragon within an octolobe, (Biaggi 1311, Spahr 4-5). Toned, very fine, scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Italy, Sicily, Kingdom of Sicily, Frederick III, (1355-1377), silver pierreale, Messina mint, 25mm, (3.27 g), obv. +FRIDERICUS DEI GRA:REX:SICILE:, eagle with open wings, head right, within an octolobe, rev. + AC. ATENARU: Z: NEOPATRIE DUX, arms of Aragon within an octolobe, M B across, (cf.Biaggi 1311, cf.MIR 194, cf.Spahr 81). Toned, very fine, scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Italy, Sicily, Kingdom of Sicily, Lodovico (Louis), (1342-1355), silver pierreale, Messina mint, 22mm, (3.16 g), obv. .: LODOVICVS : FELIX .:, eagle with open wings, head right, within an octolobe, rev. + DEI : GRA : REX : SICILIE, arms of Aragon within an octolobe, (Biaggi 1316, Spahr 10). Toned, very fine, scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Italy, Sicily, Kingdom of Sicily, Martin I (the young), (1392-1409), silver pierreale, Messina mint, 24mm, (3.24 g), obv. + MARTIN:D: GRA:REX:SICIL, eagle with open wings, head right, within an octolobe, rev. +AC:ATHENAR: NEOPA:DUX, arms of Aragon within an octolobe, M B across, (Biaggi 1341, MIR 220, Spahr 11, MEC 825). Toned, very fine, scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Italy, Sicily, Kingdom of Sicily, John II, (1458-1479), silver pierreale or tari, Messina mint, 24mm, (2.60 g), obv. + IOANNES: D: GRA REX:SICI, eagle with open wings, head right, within an octolobe, rev. + AC: ATENARVMLAT: NEOPAT, arms of Aragon within an octolobe, I I across, (Biaggi 1351, Spahr 20). Toned, very fine, scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Italy, Sicily (as a kingdom), Philip III of Spain, (1598-1621), silver 4 Tari, 30mm, (10.40 g), Messina mint, dated 1612 DF A Don Francesco Abate, mintmaster, obv. Armored bust right. wearing ruff, around PHILIPP III D G, rev. Crowned eagle facing with wings spread, head left, REX SICILIA 1612, (MIR 347/7; Spahr 29/31). Crudely struck, otherwise very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $150
Italy, Sicily, Carlo di Borbone, (1734-1759), silver tari 1739, obv. CAR D G SIC REX, bust laureate to right, rev. around FAV COR AN, F N acrossm crowned eagle facing head left, below 1739, (KM.5.5 rare) (Illustrated); another silver half tari 1751, Palerno mint, obv. laureate bust right, CAR D G SIC ET HIE/S F, rev. facing eagle head left, around RE - SI - ET - HI, 1751. (Spahr 140, MIR 582, KM.5.3b rare) illustrated; others of Charles II (1665-1700), AE grano 1699 (Eklund 394); AE 3 cavalli (Eklund 393); Victor Amadeus II (of Savoy), AE tornese Palerno mint, 1716, 1717 (illustrated, Ex Heyde Collection, Geoff K. Gray Sale 30 December 7, 1973 [lot 889 part] 1718, (Eklund 399). Very good - good very fine. (7)
Estimate $160
SOLD $240
Italy, Kingdom of Naples and Sicily, Francesco II, (1859-1869), 120 Grana 1859, 38mm, (27.42 g), obv. FRANCISCVS II DEI GRATIA REX, bare head to left, 1859 below, rev. REGNI VTR SIC ET HIER, G 120, crowned arms, (KM.161, Dav. 176). Unevenly toned, very fine/good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Italy, Papal Coinage, Innocent XI, (1676-1689), silver scudo (32.18 g), Roma mint. Dated year 2, obv. INNOCEN XI PONT MAX A II (triskeles stops), mantled bust right, wearing zucchetto; HAMERANVS F below, rev. PORTAE INFERI N ON PRAEALEBVNT around the facade of St. Peter's Basilica, RO MA in exergue, (CNI 17; Muntoni 38 [piastra]; Berman 2089 [piastra]). Gilt, has been mounted on edge, otherwise good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $600
Passed in
Italy, Sardinia, silver fifty centesimi 1830P (KM.C.102.1); Kingdom, Victor Emanuel III, silver lire 1916R (KM.57). Very good; extremely fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Japan, Ansei, 1 shu gin silver coins (KM.C.12). Fine - very fine. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Japan, Meiji, twenty sen (1885) and (1896) (KM.Y.24); later silver minors, fifty sen, years for 1922, 1926, 1933, 1936 (KM.Y.46), twenty sen (1905) (KM.Y.24); ten sen (1905), (1911) (KM.Y.30). Very fine - extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $90
SOLD $80
Japan, Meiji Mutsuhito, silver one yen, yr 14 (1881) (KM.28a.1). Heavily chopmarked, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Japan, Meiji, Mutsuhito, silver yen, yr 20 (1887) (KM.Y.A25.3). Subdued toning good extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $320
Japan, Meiji, Mutsuhito, silver one yen, yr 41 (KM.Y.A25.3). Cleaned, good very fine and scarce year.
Estimate $180
SOLD $280
Japan, Meiji, Mutsuhito, trade dollar, yr 9 (1876) (KM.Y28b.1). Chopmarked both sides, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $380
Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Seiko Tsuho (A.D. 1460-1465), bronze cash, currency of the Seiko period. Good fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
Korea, Yi Dynasty, Sejong The Great, (A.D. 1423 - 1425), Cho Son Tong Bo - one cash (23mm, 3.13g). Fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Livonia, State of Riga, Christiana (of Sweden) (1632-1654), billon silver solidus (16)50 (0.57g) (KM.21). Oxidised, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Macau, silver proof one hundred patacas, 1978 Grand Prix 25th Anniversary (KM.11), in case of issue with certificate, the case with light foxing on lid lining. FDC.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Macau, silver proof one hundred patacas, 1979 Year of the Goat (KM.14), in case of issue with certificate, the case with foxing on lid lining. FDC.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Malaya, Malacca Dynasties, various tin pitis and fractions, includes rulers from Malacca Sultanate; Kampar; Pahang and Perak Dynasties. In 2x2 holders with Collector's notes, good - very fine. (28)
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Malaysia, Pahang Sultanate, Malik Al Adil, 1235 AH, tin hat money, obv. "Malik Al Adil 1235" in arabic, rev. plain, top apex. "Malik Al Adil" (The Just Ruler) (cf.SS2 & SS3, p 136). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $460
Maldive Islands, Sultanate, coinage, 1800s-1960s, nearly all copper, includes a folded larin (KM.32-42), later (KM.43, 46, 48), dumpy coppers (14), smaller (3), milled (5), tiny copper (55), sorted into groups. Very good - uncirculated. (82)
Estimate $160
SOLD $140
Mauritius, Elizabeth II, one cents, 1971 (KM.31) (approx 195); five cents, 1971 (KM.34) (approx 200). Uncirculated. (approx 395)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Mexico; Republic, silver eight reales, Guadalajara, 1853JG (KM.377.6); Guanajuato, 1847PM (KM.377.8). First corroded by sea water, good, second good very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Mexico, Republic, silver eight reales, 1847MP, Guadalupe y Calvo Mint (KM.377.8). Toned extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,200
Mexico, Maximillian, silver peso, 1866 Mexico City Mint (KM.388.1). Toned good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $240
Mexico, silver peso, 1934 (KM.455), 1962, 1963, 1966 (KM.459); five pesos, 1956, 1957 (KM.469, 470), 1959 (KM.471); ten pesos, 1956 (KM.475); twenty five pesos, 1968 (2) (KM.479.1). Very fine - extremely fine. (11)
Estimate $250
SOLD $160
Middle East, a small group in 2x2 Hartbergers from Palestine, 20 mils 1935; 10 mils 1927, 1935; 5 mils 1939; Syria 1 piastre 1935, 10 piastres 1929; Lebanon half piastre 1941, 1 piastre 1936 and Egypt 2 piastres 1917. Mostly very fine. (9)
Estimate $60
SOLD $60