Catalogue
Late Roman, Byzantine and Arab Byzantine, small to large bronze coins, 4th - 12th century, a wide range of issues as found in the area of Israel, most with dirt adherance and green oxidation. Mostly poor a few very good. (20)
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
Ancient coins, a lot including forgeries, mostly Roman and a few Byzantine. Poor - fine. (69)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Justinian I, (A.D. 527-565), folles, Antioch mint, issued after 528, obv. Justinian enthroned facing, holding long sceptre, rev. M, star to l., crescent to r., and cross above, and Officinae B, over mintmark Theup, (S.214, D.O.206b). Fine, scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
Michael I, (A.D. 811-813), AE folles, Syracuse mint, issued 811-3, obv. Michael's bust facing in loros, rev. similar but wearing chalmys, (S.1624, DOC.9). Off centred as usual sharper strike than DOC specimen, weak in places, very fine and rare.
Estimate $60
SOLD $75
Byzantine, Arab Byzantine and Islamic, medium sized bronze coins, 6th - 12th century, a range of issues as found in the area of Israel, most with dirt adherance and green oxidation. Mostly very good. (9)
Estimate $30
SOLD $50
Umayyad Caliphate, Hisham, (A.H. 105-125) (A.D. 724-743), gold dinar, anonymous dinar, no mint name (but probably Damascus mint), dated A.H. 118 = A.D. 736-737, (A.136, BMC 35, W.238). Corroded and pitted, otherwise fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Islamic, Abbasid provincial coinage in the East, Bokhara, billon drachms as islamic issues copying the Hepjthalite prototype (c.480-650 B.C.), these issued late 7th - 8th century, (M.294-5, p.84). Some with green oxidation, otherwise very good or better, rare. (15)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Islamic, Abbasid Caliphate, al-Muqtadir, (A.H. 295-320) (A.D. 908-932), gold dinar, uncertain mint, A.H. 314, = A.D. 926, with additional field inscriptions, dot above on obverse, on the reverse, below 'Al Muqtadir' (caliph), above 'li-'Ilah' (to Allah), (A.245, cf.BMC 418). Weak in many places, otherwise nearly fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Islamic, Fatamid, al-Aziz abu al-Mansur Nazar, (A.H. 365-386) (A.D. 975-996), gold dinar, with central pellets, Al Mansruriyah mint (Ifriquia near Qairawan), A.H. 379 = A.D. 989-990, (A.703, BMC 63, cf.M.547, cf.Miles 118 [year 376]). Fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $130
Islamic, Fatamid coinage, al-Hakim Abu al'Ali Al Mansur, (A.H. 386-411) (A.D. 996-1021), gold dinar, Misr mint (Cairo mint), A.H. 404 = A.D. 1013-1014, (A.709, BMC 86, M.553, Miles 15248 as cited in RN 1935 No.10 [p.42]). Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $300
Islamic, Fatamid coinage, al-Zahir abu al-Hasan `Ali, (A.H. 411-427) (A.D. 1021-1036), gold dinar, with central two line legends, Al Mahdiyah mint (in Tunisia), A.H. 413 = A.D. 1021-1022, (A.714, cf.M.560, cf.Miles 166 [year 404]). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $250
Egypt, Mamluk Coinage, al-Ashraf Sayf al din Qaitbay, (A.H. 873-901) (A.D. 1468-1496), gold ashrafi or dinar, Cairo mint?, date off flan as usual, obv. & rev. four lines of legend divided by three horizontal cables to left, (A.1027, Balog 810). Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $70
SOLD $90
Islamic, Artuqids of Mardin, Najm al-Din Alpi, (A.H. 547-572) (A.D. 1152-1176), copper dirham, pictorial type, no mint or date, obv. facing male heads (Gemini), rev. facing female head (Virgo), (A.1827, M.1030, S/S 30.1, Edham 37, BMC 383); another obv. two diademed male busts in profile facing each other, dot between, rev. Virgin, nimbate on right and Byzantine emperor on left both standing facing, (A.1827, M.1027, S/S 28, Edham 31-33, BMC 372-4). Good fine the second scarce. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
The Mongol Great Khans, Chingiz Khan (Genghis Khan), (A.H. 603-624) (A.D. 1206-1227), gold dinar, Ghazana mint (Ghazni south-eastern Afghanistan), (6.49 grams), A.H. 618 = A.D. 1221-1222, with full title and name on reverse 'The Khan of Khans, The Just, The Most Mighty, Genghiz Khan', (cf.A. 1964 [RRR], M.-, BMC -, Kazan.-, ). Weak and flat on a third of the coin, otherwise, very fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $0
Islamic countries including India, various denominations from 14th century - 20th century, a few in silver. Poor- extremely fine. (80)
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Austria, Rudolf II (1576-1611), gold ducat, 1595, Vienna mint, obv. king standing facing head to right within inner circle, around R VDOL II D G R I S A G H B RE, mm. Q, rev. Shield in garter, around S LADISLAVS HVN REX 1595, (F.59, KM.1717). Cracked, has been bent and straightened, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $70
Austria, Ferdinand III (1637-1657), gold ten ducats, (34.6 grams), 1645, mint mark star over hand in brackets, mintmaster Jakob W. Wolker, Prague mint, (KM.164, Fr.137). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $11,000
SOLD $0
Austria, Franz Joseph, one ducat 1915 restrikes (KM.2267). Uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Austria, Franz Joseph, restrike one ducats, 1915. Proof-like, uncirculated. (30)
Estimate $1,400
SOLD $1,500
Austria, Franz Joseph, four ducats, 1915 restrike (KM.2276). Uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Austria, Franz Joseph, gold eight forint - twenty francs 1892. Uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $500
SOLD $470
Austria, Franz Joseph, ten corona, 1912; India, Travancore, (1870-1931), half pagoda; one twentieth mohur, Sikh c.1905. Extremely fine.(3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Austria, Franz Joseph, one hundred cornona, 1915 restrikes (KM.2819). Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $900
SOLD $820
Austria, Franz Joseph, one hundred corona, 1915 restrike (KM.2819). Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $900
SOLD $820
Austria, one hundred schilling, 1983 (KM.2842). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,400
Austria, Olympic Centennial series, proof 1000 schilling, 1995, Zeus. In case of issue, FDC.
Estimate $250
SOLD $260
Austria, Salzburg, Medallic ten ducats (35.4 grams), commemorating 1628-1928, obv. Cathederal carried by two saints, rev. Bishops seated facing supporting arms etc. As struck on a proof like flan, FDC, rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $0
Bahamas, proof fifty dollars, 1973, Independence Day (KM.48). FDC.
Estimate $120
SOLD $105
Bahamas, proof fifty dollars, 1973 (KM.48). In case of issue, FDC.
Estimate $110
SOLD $105
Belgium, Leopold II, (1865-1909), twenty francs, 1875 (KM.37); France, Napoleon III, (1852-1870), ten francs, 1865A (KM.39). Fine-extremely fine.(2)
Estimate $130
SOLD $120