Catalogue
World Banknotes, Latin America, Mexico one peso 1914 security split (from a hoard in 1979); Cuba, specimen five pesos 1972; Uruguay 20 pesos 1/8/1891 (P.J173); Paraguay, 4, 5 and 2 pesos, 1862 (P.15, 17, 22), Nitrate Railways Company, 1 and 5 pesos 1891. Very good - uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
World banknotes, A - Z, predominantly 1960 or later, includes a long run of Nicaragua, other Latin America issues, China, Vietnam, Yemen (2), African Nations, French Colonies including Oceania, Russia and Italy large size notes, India reserve Bank 100 rupees (2); Jersey set of Pick CS1; Bank of South America remainders (2) (P.S251, 253a), all in black and white album with extra sleeves. Fine - mostly extremely fine - unicirculated. (approx 191)
Estimate $800
SOLD $850
World banknotes, military related, Philippines, WWII, emergency guerilla currency, Bohol 5 pesos (A.S136), Cagayan two pesos (P.S189), Mindanao (P.S471), Mountain Province one peso (P.S601), 50 centavos (P.S594), Apagao 5 centavos (P.S101), Cagayan 10 centavos (P.S174a), script 10 centavos (P.S121); Allied military currency Austria 0.50, 2, 3 and 50 schilling (4) (P.102, 4, 5, 9); USA, MPC's 10 cents series 692 (P.M92) one dollar (P.M95); Malaya 1941 20 and 50 cents (P.9a, 10a); JIM, NEI ten cent; Germany, post-WWI inflation notes (6), 1944 one mark (P.192a), all on display board. Fine - uncirculated. (24)
Estimate $250
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World notes, modern issues from a variety of nations including, Philippines, China, Japanese Military Currency, Netherlands. Poor - fine. (15)
Estimate $50
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World banknotes, including war related South Africa Siege of Mafeking, ten shillings March, 1900 3550 (P.S654b); German East Africa, ten rupies 1/6/1916 (P.41) one rupie (P.19, 20 72c); Portugal, War of the two brothers (1826); Sweden, 12 skillings 1799 (P.A114b) (2); Mauritius, $50 5/5/1846 (P.S126); Germany, Notgeld (1921) (5); Poland, replica 1794 second issue (P.A10); Palestine, 24th Australian Infantry Brigade, 10 mils Officers mess (Sale 90, lot 3727). Fair - uncirculated. (16)
Estimate $700
SOLD $850
World banknotes, including South Africa, Reserve Bank one rand (6), two rand (4); Zimbabwe ten million dollars 2005, 250 million dollars 2008; Malaysia one RM (3); Turkey one million liras (3); India, Gandhi 10 rupees (4), on album pages (7). Fine - uncirculated. (25)
Estimate $100
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World banknotes, a wide assortment of countries, all 20th century issues c.1910-90, in album pages, some in individual plastic sleeves with tickets from World Wide Coins; world coins, mostly base metal issues, notable 1921 Great Britain half crown. Good - nearly uncirculated. (72)
Estimate $120
SOLD $180
Lesbos, Mytilene, (454-427 B.C.), electrum hekte, (2.53 g), obv. young male head right wearing taenia, rev. archaic male head right, wearing long beard, within linear frame within incuse square, (S.-, Bodenstedt 52, SNG Cop 325, SNG Von A 7730, HGC 6 978). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,000
Mysia, Kyzikos, (c.500-475 B.C.), electrum stater (15.94 g), obv. nude youth kneeling left, holding a tunny fish, rev. quadripartite incuse square, (cf.S.3480, Von Fritze I 112, Boston MFA 1487 = Warren 1502, SNG BN 253). A few flan cracks, good fine or better and rare.
Estimate $5,000
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Anastasius I, (491-518), gold tremissis, (1.47g), Constantinople Mint, obv. diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, D N ANASTASIVS PP AVG, rev. Victory advancing right, head left, holding wreath and globus cruciger, star in right field, CONOB in exergue (S.8, MIB 12, DOC I 10a). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $800
Justin I, (518-527 AD), gold solidus, Constantinople Mint, 9th officina, struck 518-22 AD, obv. helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield, D N IVSTINVS PP AVG, rev. VICTORIA AVGGG *Q**, Victory standing left, holding staff surmounted by staurogram, star in left around, CONOB in exergue (SB.55l, DOC 1g, MIB 2). Graffito on obverse, clipped, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,000
Justinian I, (527-565 AD), gold solidus (4.44g), Constantinople Mint, obv. helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield, D N IVSTINIAVS P P AVG, rev. Victory standing facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger, star in right field, VICTORIA AVCCC around, CONOB in exergue (S.139, MIB I 6, DOC I 8d). Graffito on edges of obverse and reverse, good very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,300
Justinian I, (527-65), gold tremissis, (1.26g), Constantinople Mint, obv. pearl diademed, draped, and cuirrassed bust right, D N IVSTINIANVS PP AVG rev. VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM, Victory advancing facing, wreath in right hand and globus cruciger in left (S.145). Flan crack in centre, fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $340
Phocas, (602-610 AD), gold solidus, (4.42 g), Constantinople Mint, officina A, obv. ON FOCAS PERP AVG, cuirassed and draped bust facing, wearing crown without pendilia, holding globus cruciger, rev. VICTORIA AVGG A, angel standing facing, holding staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger, CONOB in exergue (S.618, MIB II 7, DOC II 5c). Striking weakness in parts of rim, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,300
Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine, (610-41 AD), gold solidus, (4.42g), Constantinople Mint, 1st officina, issued 616-25, obv. draped facing busts of Heraclius with short beard (left), and Heraclius Constantine who is smaller and beardless (right, both wearing corwns surmounted by cross in field above and between, dd NN hERACLIYS ET hERA CONST PP AV, rev. cross potent on three steps, VICTORIA AVGY A around, CONOB in exergue (SB.738, BMC 11, MIB 11-12). Sandy adhesions, graffito on obverse between busts, very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $850
Italy, Northern Lucania, Paestum, mid 1st century B.C. - 45 B.C., AE semis, 16mm, (5.43 g), obv. head of Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin headdress, [PAE monogram right], rev. club to right, Q CEP above, DE?III?TOL below, (S.-, Crawford, Paestum 28, HN Italy 1243, Sallusto 172 ff, SNG ANS 783-4. Green patina, toned very fine and very rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Bruttium, Rhegium, (c.415/10 - 387 BC), silver tetradrachm, (17.04 g), obv. lion's mask facing, rev. Laureate head of Apollo left, PH**G*INON (Herzfelder 103, HN III 2496). Very attractive old cabinet tone, high relief on a dumpy flan, flan crack at 2 through edge yet does not affect fields, extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $33,000
Sicily, Gela, (490-475 BC), silver didrachm, (8.79g), obv, bearded and nude horseman on horse prancing right, holding reins in left hand and spear in raised right hand, rev. forepart of a bearded manheaded bull charging right (the river god Gelas), C-E-**L*-A (S.713, Jenkins, Gela Group Ib, 8 [O5, R4], HGC 2 362, Buceti 8, SNG ANS 13, SNG Cop 256). Attractive old cabinet tone, struck on an odd shaped flan, extremely fine.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $4,600
Sicily, Selinus, (467/5 BC), silver tetradrachm, (17.34g), obv. Slow quadriga driven left by Artemis, Apollo drawing a bow besides, **SELIN-ONTI-OO*, rev. Selinos standing left, holding phiale and laurel branch, cock to left standing before an altar, bull on pedestal to right, fig leaf above, **SELI-NO-S* around (SNG ANS 691, SNG Lloyd 1222, BMC 25, HGC 2 1220). Pleasant cabinet tone, extremely fine and scarce thus.
Estimate $7,000
SOLD $5,500
Sicily, Syracuse, struck under Gelon I, (485-480 BC), silver tetradrachm, (16.58g), obv. charioteer driving slow quadriga to right, Nike flying above crowning horses, rev. diademed head of Arethousa right, four dolphins around, **SYRA-K-OS-ION*, (S.926, Boehringer 38-41, 46-7, 49, HGC 2 1306). Nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $1,600
Sicily, Syracuse, Philistis wife of Hieron II (275-215 B.C.), silver sixteen litrai, (12.82 g), issued 217-215 B.C., obv. diademed and veiled head of Philistis to left, thyrsus to right behind, rev. quadriga to right driven by Nike with horses walking, above crescent and **BASILISSAS*, below **FILISTIDOS*, A off flan to right, (S.989, SNG ANS 876, Caltabiano [QT XIX] p.169, 175 note the letters]). Bright, minor cleaning marks, otherwise nearly extremely fine/extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $2,600
SOLD $2,400
Sicily, Siculo-Punic, (345-315 BC) silver tetradrachm, (17.11 g), Entella mint (?), obv. head of Arethousa left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple pendant earings and pearl necklace, dolphins around, rev. horse leaping left, date palm behind (Jenkins, Punic, Series 2d, 139 [O46, R125 same dies]; HGC 2 279, SNG Lockett 1036). Attractive old cabinet tone with mint bloom in fields, extremely fine.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $8,000
Zeugitania, Carthage, (215-203 BC), hemidrachm or quarter shekel, (2.02g), Carthage Mint, obv. head of Tanit left, wreathed in corn, dotted border, rev. horse standing to right, line border (cf S.6499, SNG Cop 369, M.86, Visona 42). Attractive cabinet tone, good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $500
SOLD $420
Thrace (Black Sea Area), Apollonia Pontika, (400-350 B.C.), silver drachm, (1.25 g), obv. laureate head of Gorgoneion facing, rev. anchor, A to left, crayfish to right of anchor, (S.1657, SNG BMC 160-1, BMC 11 [Mysia]). Very fine - good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Thrace, Maroneia, (after 148 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.06 g), obv. head of young Dionysos to right, wreathed with ivy and band across forehead, rev. Dionysos naked standing to left, holding grapes and two narthex wands, to right **DIONUSIOU*, to left **SWTHROS, below **MARWNITWN, PAUW* monogram to left, **Q* to right with cental pellet, (cf.S.1635, Schonert-Geiss 1116 [obv.35], BMC 59, ACNAC Dewing 1295 [same obverse die], HGC 3, 1556). Good metal, delightful grey patination, minor mark on cheek, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,750
Thrace, Island off, Thasos, (c.early 5th century B.C.), silver stater, (8.84 g), obv. naked ithyphallic satyr (classical style) in kneeling running attitude carrying off nymph raising hand in protest, rev. quadripartite incuse square, (S.1746, BMC 24, McClean 4197, SNG Cop 1010, ACNAC Dewing 1322). Toned, flan crack at 12, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $420
Thrace, Islands Off, Thasos (after 148 B.C.), silver tetradrachm (16.55g), obv. head of youthful Dionysus right, wearing ivy wreath, rev. Herakles standing left, holding club and lion skin, M to left, **HREKLEOUS SWTHPOS QASIWN* to left, right, and below (HGC 6 359, S.1759, BMC 72). Lightly toned, nearly very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $360
Thrace, Island off Thrace, Thasos, (145-120 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.84 g), obv. large head of young Dionysos to right, wreathed with ivy and band across forehead, rev. Herakles naked standing to left, holding club, lion skin over left arm, to right **HRAKLEOUS*, to left **SWTHROS, below **FASIWN, MHP monogram to left, (cf.S.1759, SNG Cop. 1040-1045, Prokopov Silberpragung Group XVI, 1215-1241, Le Rider Thasiennes 52, HGC 8, 359). Good metal, bright well centred, fine style, good extremely fine, rare as such.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $1,200
Thrace, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, issued after 281 B.C. about 160 B.C., Abydus Mint, (17.02 g), obv. Diademed head of Alexander the Great right wearing horn of Ammon, rev. Athena enthroned to left. holding Nike and resting left arm on shield; transverse spear resting against right side, on right **BASILEWS*, to left **LUSIMACOU, cornucopiae to left, monogram to left and right in exergue, A eagle standing to right within A-BY also in exergue (cf.S.6814, Thompson -, M.-, Mektepini -, cf.CNG 102 [lot 397, same dies illustrated], HGC -). Lightly patinated, very large flan extremely fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $3,100
SOLD $4,600
Macedon, Akanthos, silver tetrobol, (470-390 B.C.), (2.28 g), obv. forepart of bull kneeling left, looking back, above **P* and swastika, dotted border, rev. shallow quadripartite incuse square granulated recesses, (cf.S.1369, SNG ANS 42, AMNG III/2, 35, pl. VII, 13 corr. (symbol on obv.). Bright, good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300