Catalogue
World, two albums of various coins including silver issues, noted 1937 crowns (2), other crowns including U.S.A. trade dollar 1876, Russia 1883, 1892 roubles, Switzerland 1862 two francs, etc. (100's)
Estimate $200
SOLD $740
A black album containing world coins, tokens and a set of Presidents of U.S.A. medallions. Poor-uncirculated.(approx 550)
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
A gold plastic album containing mostly crown size silver coins of the British Commonwealth includes G.B. 1696, Canada a run for 1949-65, Hong Kong dollar 1868. Very good-uncirculated. (129)
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,150
A blue plastic album containing date collections of British West Africa, East Africa, German East Africa. Very good-uncirculated. (350)
Estimate $250
SOLD $1,000
A blue plastic album containing date collections of Mauritius, Seychelles, Rhodesia. Includes 25 and 50 sous (1822). Very good-uncirculated. (420)
Estimate $300
SOLD $480
Album, blue plastic containing Palestine, 1927-1946, one to one hundred mils, incomplete (52) German New Guinea (2), Territory of New Guinea (11), Papua (6), New Zealand 1933-1980's, nearly complete 1933-1965 includes BU 1940 halfpenny, Fine 1935 threepence, plus Finland, Latvia (3), U.S.A., dollars (3), Mexico, Curacao, G.B., & Mauritius. German New Guinea includes one pfennig 1894 (extremely fine). Very good-uncirculated. (317)
Estimate $400
SOLD $1,450
An assortment of world coins in small thick green plastic album, includes Hawaii dime and quarter, ZAR issues and later South Africa, duplicates of the collection. Poor-uncirculated. (250)
Estimate $120
SOLD $880
China, Shanghai golf club 1901, in 22 carat gold (32 x 47mm) (18.8gms) (L.W. & O.) inscribed on back to A.J. Wicks. Extremely fine with top suspension and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $500
China, charms of various sizes, issues 47-66mm, the largest with a reverse portraying sexual activity in four positions. Very good - fine. (3)
Estimate $20
SOLD $50
France, medal in silver (41mm) by Caque, obv. laureate bust of Louis Philippe I right., rev. inscribed '1re Expon de L'Ariege /Comne /D'Arignac /1844' within wreath. Good very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
France, F.G.S.E.L., medal in silvered bronze (50mm) for Cross Country, 9 Juin 1910. Good fine.
Estimate $40
SOLD $0
Germany, medallions, Kaiser Wilhelm I, Crown Prince Frederick, in bronze (31 x 21 mm oval); Kaiser Frederick, Kaiser Wilhelm II, in copper (22mm); German Navy, 1914, (Iron for gold) in iron (29mm); Germany general issue, 1916 (iron for gold) in iron (41mm). Very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Vatican, Rome, Pius IX in bronze Gregory XIII in white metal (1572) and Pope Alexander VII lead papal seal or bull. Damage to the first otherwise fine-very fine. (3)
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
A group of papal medals in bronze. Various sizes, from Severimus I (640A.D.) to Pius XII (1939). Good fine-extremely fine. (40)
Estimate $150
SOLD $250
Mexico, Collection of large silver commemorative medallions, honouring historical events, 1962-1963, (Grove 800a, 808a, 822a, 836a, 842a, 1125a, 1126a, 1127a, 1128a, 1129a, 1132a). Some with attractive light tone, generally uncirculated and scarce. (11)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Netherlands, agricultural medals in gilt silver (2) and bronze 1919, 1921, 1923. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $100
U.S.A, Rhode Island State Fair Association in silver (51mm) reverse inscribed 'Awarded to/Harris & Nicon/of/New York/For Best Display of/Harness Saddlery/& Horse Goods/1892'. Toned, a little polished otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $250
Antarctica, United States Navy International Geophysical Year (USNIGY), Operation Deepfreeze II, 1957-1958, sterling silver medal (33mm). Reverse depicts a map of Antarctica. Rare nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Religious medal thaler sign 1622 in base silver? and official P medal 1919 issued by Freemasons in silver. (2)
Estimate $90
SOLD $0
World, medals assorted group, includes Russia, Nicholas I 1829 AE 39 by Loos; silver medals of Kings & Queens of England (4); others U.S.A. bicentennial 63mm in bronze; Uncle Remus his songs and his sayings 72mm in bronze; others (2); India temple tokens (2) and a Westex Cigarette Card Album containing Wills's cigarettes 'Birds of Australasia 45 cards. Mostly extremely fine. (lot)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Various medals, three cased rest loose, includes Lusitania (4), Japan 1946; Rome card Al? 1858 in bronze; Denmark silver award 1920; Amiens cathedral in bronze; Noumea 1875-1975 in bronze. Fine-uncirculated.
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
World, a quantity of medals, medalets, badges, tokens etc., in a tin. Poor - extremely fine. (Approx. 200).
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
Assorted, tokens, medals, medalets and badges, a few useful and interesting. Poor - uncirculated. (50)
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
Huvishka, (c.A.D. 260-292), gold stater, (6.4 grams), obv. bust of upper part of king nimbate to left, wearing tall pointed leather helmet and chin-band and a tight-fitting tunic, holding a ribboned spear and a mace in his right hand, legend around, rev. A figure closely related to the Goddess Nana standing to right, holding a short staff tipped with the protome of a horse, wreath, behind legend downwards retrograde APDOXOD, (Gobl -, cf.M.3194 for legend similarity & 3195 for Nana). Some surface grazing, otherwise very fine and excessively rare and possibly the only known specimen.
Estimate $500
SOLD $420
Gupta Empire, Samudragupta, (c.A.D. 330-370), gold stater, (7.80 grams), Kacha type, obv. king standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a chakradhvaja (a wheel-topped tall standard), with his left hand, sacrificing over altar, Brahmi letters Kacha to his immediate right, poetical legend around, 'Having conquered the earth, Kacha wins the heaven by excellent deeds', rev. goddess Lakshmi nimbate, head to left, standing, holding a cornucopiae and a bouquet of flowers, symbol to left, to right the Brahmi legend Sarvarajochchhetta 'exterminator of all kings', (cf.M.4793, Altekar cf.plate IV, 2, BMC 41-2, [Pl.II, 6-7] from similar dies). Of fine style, weak in places, good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $500
SOLD $600
Chandragupta II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.5 grams), archer type, BMC Class IIb, obv. king nimbate, standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a bow in his left hand, and an arrow in his right hand, the Garuda-topped standard to left, Chandra in Brahmi letters to his immediate right, around 'Maharajah Chandragupta', rev. goddess Lakshmi nimbate seated cross-legged facing on lotus, holding a lotus and a noose, symbol to upper left, to right the Brahmi legend Sri Vikramah, (Altekar cf.plate IV, 15, BMC 71 [Pl.VII, 12] from very similar dies, cf.M.4799). Flat on the head of Lakshmi, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $450
SOLD $0
Gupta Empire, Chandragupta II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.855 grams), archer type, BMC Class IIb, obv. king nimbate, standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a bow in his left hand, and an arrow in his right hand, the Garuda-topped standard to left, Chandra in Brahmi letters to his immediate right, around 'Maharajah Chandragupta', rev. goddess Lakshmi nimbate seated cross-legged facing on lotus, holding a lotus and a noose, symbol to upper left, to right the Brahmi legend 'Sri Vikramah', (M.4803, Altekar cf.plate IV, 14, BMC 76 [Pl.VI, 18] from very similar dies). Small dumpy flan, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $270
SOLD $200
Post Kushan Empire, Vasu Deva III, (c.A.D. 360-365), gold stater, (7.72 grams), obv. king standing, head turned left, holding sceptre in left hand, sacrificing with right hand over altar, trident above altar, legend around, rev. goddess Ardoksho seated facing on throne, holding cornucopiae, symbol to left, to right traces of degenerate legend APDOXPO, (M.3546, Gobl 574). Trace of edge mounting, otherwise extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $250
Post Kushan Empire, Vasu Deva III, (c.A.D. 360-365), gold stater, (7.73 grams), obv. king standing, head turned left, holding sceptre in left hand, sacrificing with right hand over altar, trident above altar, legend around, rev. goddess Ardoksho seated facing on throne, holding cornucopiae, symbol to left, to right traces of degenerate legend APDOXPO, (M.3579, Gobl 593). Nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Taxila, Late imitative of Kushan, Kidara issue for king Suvayasa (c.400 A.D.)?, base gold stater, (7.7 grams), obv. debased standing king facing with head to left, rev. crude representation of Goddess Ardoksho enthroned facing, (cf.M.3629). Nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $100