Catalogue
Armenia, Roupenid coinage, Levon I, (1198-1219), silver trams, obv. Levon seated on lion throne, rev. rampant lions with patriarchal cross, varieties (Nercessian 282-9). Very fine or better. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Armenia, Roupenid coinage, Levon I, (1198-1219), silver tram, obv. Levon seated on lion throne, rev. rampant lions with patriarchal cross, (Nercessian 286 var. Metcalf 'CTLCA' Revue Belge (1972) No.26, Bed. 234). Extremely fine, rare variant.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Armenia, Roupenid coinage, Hetoum I, (1226-1270), silver bilingual tram, issued A.H.642 = A.D.1244, obv. King on horseback to right, rev. arabic date and legend, (Nercessian 327). Porous obverse, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Armenia, Roupenid coinage, Hetoum I, (1226-1270), silver tram, obv. Hetoum and Zabel holding cross, rev. crowned lion to right with cross, (Nercessian 337). Extremely fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Armenia, Roupenid coinage, Hetoum I, (1226-1270), silver tram, obv. hetoum and Zabel holding cross, rev. crowned lion to right with cross, (Nercessian 339). Extremely fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
Armenia, Roupenid coinage, Hetoum I, (1226-1270), silver tram, obv. hetoum and Zabel holding cross, rev. crowned lion to right with cross, (Nercessian 344). Good very fine with large flan.
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Armenia, Roupenid coinage, Hetoum I, (1226-1270), silver tram, obv. hetoum and Zabel holding cross, rev. crowned lion to right with cross, (Nercessian 344). Extremely fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Armenia, Roupenid coinage, Hetoum I, (1226-1270), silver trams, obv. Hetoum and Zabel holding cross, rev. crowned lion to right with cross, many as variants, (cf.Nercessian 332-344). Mostly very fine a few better. (10)
Estimate $250
SOLD $160
Armenia, Roupenid coinage, Hetoum I, (1226-1270), silver trams (9), obv. Hetoum and Zabel holding cross, rev. crowned lion to right with cross, one without, many as variants, (cf.Nercessian 332-344), and a copper kardez of Hetoun II (1289-1293, 1295-6, 1301-5), obv. king seated facing, rev. small cross in centre with dots in angles, (cf.Nercessian 400). Copper fine, others mostly very fine. (10)
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Armenia, Roupenid coinage, Levon II, (1270-1289), silver new trams (3), obv. king on horseback to right, rev. lion to right with cross, as variants, (cf.Nercessian 370-377). Fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Armenia, Roupenid coinage, Levon III (1301-1307), and Levon IV, (1320-1342), silver takvorin (10), obv. king on horseback to right, rev. lion to right with cross, as variants, (cf.Nercessian 419-427, 451-454). Mostly very fine, one holed. (10)
Estimate $240
SOLD $0
Armenia, Roupenid coinage, Levon III (1301-1307), and Levon IV, (1320-1342), silver takvorin (10), obv. king on horseback to right, rev. lion to right with cross, as variants, (cf.Nercessian 419-427, 451-454). Mostly very fine. (10)
Estimate $250
SOLD $140
Armenia, Roupenid coinage, Levon IV, (1320-1342), silver takvorin with Arabic overstrike bearing Mamluk sultan's name Nasir al-Din Muhammad, obv. type with king on horseback, rev. type with lion to right, but both sides with overstrike, (Nercessian 456). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Bulgaria, Ivan Alexander, (A.D. 1331-1371), silver gros, issued 1331-1355, (1.5 grams), obv. bust facing of Christ, monograms in field, rev. Ivan and Michael standing facing, (Metcalf SE Europe Pl.8, 11). Extremely fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $70
Crusader Coinage, Antioch, Tancred, (1104-1112), AE 20, third type, obv. St. peter standing facing, rev. cross in angles D S F T, another Bohemond III (1149-1163), silver denier, class E, obv. head to left, star behind, rev. cross crescent in one corner, legend around, (Metcalf 71-80, 400-3, Sch. Pl.III, 4 and V, 1). First nearly fine; second very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Crusader Coinage, Jerusalem, Latin Kingdom, Baldwin III (1143-1163), silver denier, obv. REX BALDVINVS small cross in circle, rev. DE IERVSALEH, Tower of David, (Ash. Mus. Lettering 'smooth' series, Group 2, No.156 similar dies, Sch. Pl.III,21). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $60
SOLD $80
Crusader Coinage, Tripoli, Bohemond VI (1251-1275), large silver gros, obv. cross in twelve foil centre legend around, rev. star in octafoil, with outer legend, (Metcalf 490-3, Sch. Pl.IV, 19). Even attractive grey tone, extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Crusader Coinage, Tripoli, Bohemond VII (1275-1287), large silver gros, obv. cross in twelve foil centre legend around, rev. castle with three towers in twelve foil with outer legend, (Metcalf 497-9, Sch. Pl.IV, 21). Irregular surface tone, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Crusader Coinage, Tripoli, Bohemond VII (1275-1287), large silver half gros, obv. cross in twelve foil centre legend around, rev. castle with three towers in twelve foil with outer legend, (Metcalf 500-3, Sch. Pl.IV, 22). Irregular surface tone double struck, otherwise good fine and scarce.
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
Crusader Coinage, Tripoli, Bohemund VII, (1275-1287), silver gros, (4.31 grams), obv. cross in tressure, legend around, rev. city gate, SVRIE at end of legend, (Metcalf I 358 var., Metcalf II 497). Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
France, Philip IV, (1285-1290), silver gros tournois, (3.83 grams), obv. cross in circle, legend around, rev. castle, legend around, wedge between between R'O, (Duplessy 213, DeMay-). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $70
SOLD $60
France, Philip IV, (1285-1290), silver gros tournois, (4.06 grams), obv. cross in circle, legend around, rev. castle, legend around, wedges on L, (Duplessy 213, DeMay 93). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
France, Philip V, (1316-1322), silver gros tournois, (3.87 grams), obv. cross in circle, legend around, three pellet stops, rev. castle, legend around, no stops, (Duplessy 238, DeMey 150). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
France, Charles VI, (1380-1422), silver blanc guenar, (3.16 grams), Cremieu mint, obv. arms with pellet under first letter, legend around, rev. cross, legend around, no stops, (Duplessy 377A, Ciani 507). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
Germany, Augsburg, Hartmann von Dillingen, (A.D. 1250-1285), silver bracteate, (0.47 grams), obv. facing bust of Bishop with lunettes, (Bonhoff Peus Sale 293 No.1917). Full flan, extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $70
SOLD $110
Hungary, Andreas I, (1046-1060), silver denier, (0.6 grams), obv. cross, REX ANDREAS around, rev. cross, irregular legend around, (Huszar No.8 [p.32]). Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
Italy, Milan, Louis XII of Orleans as king of France, (1500-1513), silver teston, (9.7 grams), undated, obv. bust to right wearing crown, around LVDOVICVS D G FRANCORVM REX, rev. St. Ambrogio on horse charging to right, arms of France in shield below, around ME DI OIA NI DVX, (CNI 59-60, Negrini & Varesi 227). Double struck on the obverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $0
Italy, Kings of Naples and Counts of Provence, Charles II D'Anjou, (A.D. 1285-1309), silver saluto, (3.3 grams), obv. divided shield of Jerusalem, rev. the annunciation of the Virgin, between her and angel a flower in a vase, (Biaggi 1629, Thomsen No.2527, CNI Pl.II, No.9). Full flan, good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $180
SOLD $190
Italy, Kings of Naples, Charles V, (1516-1556), silver mezzo ducato, (13.83 grams), by Giovanni Battista Ravaschiero as moneyer, obv. bust to right, rev. arms, (CNI XIX p.332, No.326, Pannuti 15). Full flan, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $520
Italy, Kings of Naples and King of England, Philip II of Spain, (1554-1556), silver mezzo ducato, (14.52 grams), by Giovanni Battista Ravaschiero, moneyer, obv. bust to right, rev. arms, (CNI XX p.11, No.76, Pannuti 5). Full flan, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $420