Catalogue
Stainsfield, C.W. Descriptive catalogue of Australian Tradesmen's Tokens, London, 1888. The second edition, published by W.S. Lincoln & Son with addenda by James Atkins. A very fine copy.
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Max Stern & Co., Melbourne, complete set of auction catalogues 'Important Gold and Silver coins and a Collection of Banknotes From the Australasian World' 30th Ocotber 1975. 'Catalogue of Fold and Silver COins AUstralian Tokens and Australian Banknotes' 17-18 November 1976. 'Catalogue of Banknotes of the Commonwealth of Australia' - the Keith Deutsher Collection, 28th July 1977. 'Catalogue of Australian Coins, Tokens and Banknotes; Gold and Silver Coins of the World' 25th October 1977. All with prices realised. As new. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Sternberg, Frank, Romische Munzen Byzantinische Munzen, auction sale No II, Sold 29-30 November 1974, 728 lots, 32 B/W, 3 colour plates, 94pps., soft covers, and with estimates list. Very fine.
Estimate $30
SOLD $10
Sternberg, Frank and Apparuti, Giorgio, Antike Munzen, .... Italienische Munzen, auction sale No XV, Sold 11-12 April 1985, 1026 lots, 54 B/W, 4 sepia and 3 colour plates, 120pps., hard covers, and with estimates list. Very fine.
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
Sternberg, Frank and Apparuti, Giorgio, Griechische Munzen, Von Italien - Sizilien ..., auction sale No XX, Sold 20 April 1988, 600 lots, 24 B/W and 4 colour plates, 69pps., hard covers, and with estimates list. Fine.
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
Sutherland, Allan, Numismatic History of New Zealand, {arts I & II, New Plymouth, 1939, 94pps, 5 plates, card covers. Cover foxing, otherwise very good, scarce.
Estimate $75
SOLD $50
Swiss Bank Corporation, Basel Switzerland, auction sale catalogues 14, 15, 18, 19. Hard bound catalogues of the highest quality, illustrated throughout, strong in European with some ancients. (4)
Estimate $40
SOLD $20
Thomas E.R., and Dale L.J., Associate Editors, They Made Their own Money, Canterbury Branch of Num. Soc. of NZ, 1950, 94pps, with dust jacket. Mint condition.
Estimate $30
SOLD $30
Tomlinson, G.W., Australian Banknotes 1817-1963, Melbourne 1963. Dust jacket torn otherwise a fine copy.
Estimate $20
SOLD $10
Unknown, 'Minting', French text. c.1755, with B/W engravings on 21 plates,, incl. European coins to 1755 on engravings, bound within large foolscap boards. France, 3pps.; 19 + 2 plates. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Various Books, catalogues and lists, mostly on Australian coins. Includes, Hanley & James; Collecting Australian Coins, Foster, Skinner, Heyde, Gartner, McDonald, ANJ Vol. 34-36, Yeoman 8th edn., Craig, sear, Chamberlain `Teach.. Numismatics', W.Rentzmann, Numismatisches Wappen-Lexicon, Berlin 1876. Mostly fine. (37)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Whitting, P.D., Byzantine Coins, New York 1973, from the World of Numismatic Series. A good general reference on Byzantine coins with over 450 illustrations.
Estimate $70
SOLD $70
A group of coin books, including Pieces of Eight; Australian Coins, Notes and Medals; Renniks Australian Coins and Decimal Notes. (10)
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
Box of coin books, including Coins of the Hapsburg Emperors; Pick's Standard Catalogue of World Paper Money (third edition); Crowns of France; Silver Dollars of North and South America. (23)
Estimate $40
SOLD $60
A box of coin books, including Craig, W.D., Coins of the World 1750-1850; The United States Trade Dollar; Seaby - Notes on English Silver Coins 1066-1648. (16)
Estimate $40
SOLD $30
Macedon, Kingdom of Philip II, (359-336 B.C.), stater, 8.60 grams, Uncertain mint, obv. head of Apollo laureate to right, rev. Biga to r., driven by charioteer holding goad, silphium plant symbol in r. field, (c.S.6663, Not in Le Rider). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,600
Macedon, Kingdom of Alexander III (the Great), (336-323 B.C.), distater, 16.9 grams, struck 330-320 B.C., Amphipolis mint, obv. head of Athena helmeted to right, rev. winged Nike standing to left, cantharus to left, (S.6700, Price 167). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $9,000
SOLD $0
Macedon, Kingdom of Alexander III (the Great), (336-323 B.C.), stater, 8.48 grams, struck c.325-300 B.C., Uncertain Eastern mint, obv. head of Athena helmeted to right, rev. winged Nike standing to left, no symbol present, (c.S.6705, Price 3991). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,700
Mysia, Cyzicus, electrum stater, c.500-450 B.C., 16.0 grams, obv. lion passant to left over tunny fish to left below, rev. quadripartite incuse square of irregular form. (Bab. 2742 Pl.CLXXVI, 21 similar dies, Greenwell 107, Pl.V,1, Num. Chron. Series III, Vol.VII). Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $7,000
SOLD $0
Lydia, under Persian rule, 505-500 B.C. electrum stater (8.13 grams). obv. Foreparts of lion and bull facing each other, rev. punch divided into two squares (S.3423, Carradice XI,8). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $5,100
Persia, Kingdom of Darius III, (370-330 B.C.), daric, 8.33 grams, struck mid fourth century B.C., Lydian mint, obv. bearded archer (the Great King) kneeling to right holding spear and bow, rev. oblong punch with horizontal lines, (c.S.4679, Carradice BAR 343, Group IIIb). Nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $3,100
India, Kushan Kingdom, Vasu and Chhu, (c.A.D. 260-300) stater, 7.8 grams, obv. king standing wearing Kushan dress with trident in right hand, rev. Siva and bull Nandi to left, (cf.Mitch. 3439). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $750
India, Kushan Kingdom, Vasu and Chhu, (c.A.D. 260-300) stater, 7.7 grams, obv. king standing wearing Kushan dress with trident in right hand, rev. Siva and bull Nandi to left, (cf.Mitch. 3439). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $0
India, Gupta Kingdom, Chandragupta II, (c.A.D. 380-414) stater, 8.5 grams, obv. king standing holding bow, Garuda standard on his right, rev. Lakshmi seated facing cross-legged upon lotus, (cf.Mitch. 4796-4807). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $0
India, Gupta Kingdom, Prakasaditya, (c.A.D. 480-485), stater, 9.3 grams, obv. king riding horse with sword to right, attacking lion in front leaping at horse, rev. Lakshmi seated facing cross-legged upon lotus (Altekar 'The Gupta Gold Coins in the Bayana Hoard' No.10 (p.312), PL.XXXII,10, Fr.106). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,300
Julius Caesar, (100-44 B.C.), aureus, issued 45 B.C., 8.0 grams, obv. Draped bust of Victory to r., C. CAES DIC TER around, rev. Jug, L.PLANC PR. VRB, (S.350, Cr.475/1b). Good fine and scarce.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $0
Otho, (A.D. 69), aureus, issued A.D. 69, 7.1 grams, obv. Bare head to r., IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P around, rev. Security standing to left, SECVRITAS PR, around, (S.742, RIC 9). Polished, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $0
Domitian, (A.D. 81-96), aureus, issued A.D. 73, 7.1 grams, Rome mint, obv. Laureate head to r., CAES AVG F DOMIT COS II around, rev. Domitian riding to l., raising r. hand and holding sceptre, (cf.S.880, RIC 232). Edge cut, otherwise good fine and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,800
Trajan, (A.D. 98-117), aureus, issued A.D. 98-99, 7.1 grams, obv. Laureate head to r., IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM around, rev. Roma seated l., holding Victory and Parazonium, P M TR P COS II PP around, (cf.S.972, RIC 8). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,800
Trajan, (A.D. 98-117), aureus, issued A.D. 104-111, 7.1 grams, obv. Laureate head to r. with aegis, IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V PP around, rev. Trajan riding to r., and thrusting spear at fallen Dacian in fron of horse, S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI around, (S.972, RIC 209). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,600