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Russia, Alexander II, (1855-1883), silver prize medal, 50mm, by Brusnitzin, for first place to the students of the Noble Females Institute or 'Womens School' (Gymnasium), obv. Maria Alexandrovna head to right, rev. inscription within olive wreath, (Smirnow 654). With a light golden tone, extremely fine or better and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
Russia, Alexander II, copper medal, 63mm, issued 1861, by N. Kozin, 50th anniversary of the creation of the High School 1811-1861, obv. Nicholas I head to right, rev. owl on lyre on scroll. Extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Russia, Alexander II, black bakelite plaque, 112mm, obv. Alexander II to left, rev. 'Bois Durci'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Russia, Pacification of the Polish Rebellion medal, 1863-4, without ribbon, AE 28mm, obv.Imperial Russian eagle, rev. inscription in Russian 'For the Pacification of the Polish Rebellion' with centre across 1863-1864. Good very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Russia/Poland, 1864 Village Elders Badge, brass oval shape 54x45 with chain and bar support with pin, obv. crowned monogram of Alexander II and date 1864, rev. Imperial crown, (Werlich, 'Russian Orders Decoration and Medals', 2nd edn., 1981 p.66 and illustrated). Extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $240
Russia/Poland, 1864 Judges Badge, brass round 44mm with chain and bar support with pin, obv. crowned monogram of Alexander II and date 1864, rev. Imperial crown, (not in Werlich, 'Russian Orders Decoration and Medals', 2nd edn., 1981 cf.p.66 for similar item). Extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $240
Russia, Alexander II and Alexander III, copper medal, by Charles Wiener, 51mm, an issue as a commemorative medal (and probably a prize medal) for the opening of the Russian Manufacturing Exhibition in St. Petersburg in 1870, obv. seated personification of Industry surrounded by industry implements and factories, rev. naked child figures around text of details etc, another bronze medal, 46mm, by P. Shteinman and S. Bazhenin, an exhibition medal for the Exhibition at Moscow in 1882; obv. bust of Alexander III, rev. Mother Russia seated surrounded by implements of society. Extremely fine, both rare. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $60
Russia, Alexander III, bronze prize medals, 66mm, an issue as a commemorative medal from the Ministry of Agriculture, for the Agriculture Exhibition, undated but c.1890, obv. cow and farming implements, rev. legend within wreath of fruit and vegetables, another medal, 56mm, an issue as the participation medal in the Scientific Manufacturing Exhibition in Kazan, 1890; obv. exhibition building and date 1890, rev. text in 8 lines and around. Extremely fine, both rare. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $70
Russia, Nicholas II, cased silver medal, 51mm, issued 1896 to Commemorative the Coronation of Nicholas II and Alexandra, obv. busts of Alexandra and Nicholas II to left, rev. arms of Russia as a shiel. Minor edge knock, otherwise nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $400
Russia, Nicholas II, copper medal, 67mm, an issue as a commemorative medal for the minister of Government, Voroncov Dashkov (1881-1897), obv. bust of minister left, rev. family arms; another copper medal, 67mm, an issue to commemorate Pushkin 100 years of his birth, 1799-1899, obv. head left, rev. awards and various allegorical items, dated 26 May 1899. Very fine - extremely fine, both rare. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Russia, Peter I, cased silver medal, 59mm, by du Vivier, issued 1904, commemorating 200 years of Peter I, obv. Peter the Great to right, rev. arms. Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Russia, Nicholas II, bronze medal, 70mm, issued 1910, unsigned, Commemorative of 200th anniversary of the conquest of Estonia, obv. busts of Peter I & Nicholas II to right, rev. mother Russia in Estonian garb holding estonian shield. Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Russia, Nicholas II, bronze medal, 65mm, unsigned, issued as a prize medal for the Ministry of Agriculture at an Agricultural Exhibition, 1910, obv. busts of Alexander III & Nicholas II to left, rev. legend within wreath of fruits and vegetables; another 50mm, unsigned, issued as a prize medal in the Ministry of Sale and Manufacture, obv. Nicholas II to left, rev. legend in wreath. Extremely fine, both rare. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Russia, Nicholas II, 1911 cased silver gilt and enamel badge, with gold crown and lyre at base, 58 x 44mm, known as the Alexander Imperial Lycee (College) of Tzarskoe-Selo, Insignia of the Jubilee for the centenary 1811-1911, red enamel badge, (Andolenko & Werlich fig.751 [p.183]). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $1,220
Russia, assorted white metal 38mm medals commemorating various Russian rulers some as part of a series, with obverse portrait and reverse with lines of legend on reverse, includes Iaroslav (964); Grand duke Vasily (1425-1472); Peter II (1727-1730); Catherine II, 40mm, memory of Victory in 1770 at Kagul. Nearly fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Russia and other European issues, copper medal 49mm, in memory of cathederal at Sofia (Bulgaria) of Alexander Nivesky, with the obverse of the bust of the Grand Duke and reverse of the cathederal; another 28mm bronze as a memorial to the creation of Russia with busts of Uric and Alexander II; France, two different copper medals 50mm by Roty and 49mm by Botte, relating to Russia Franco-Russian exhibition at Cronstadt in 1891 and Toulon Paris in 1893. Mostly extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Russia, assorted medalets of the 18th, 19th and early 20th century, many in silver 20 - 30mm, mostly commemorative and relate to coronatiion, death and special anniversaries of the royal family. Mostly very fine or better. (13)
Estimate $130
SOLD $420
Russia, Alexander III, exhibition jetons (3), Moscow general exhibition for all countries 1882, 28mm; 100th jubilee of Exhibition craft 1785-1885, Moscow 1885, 21mm; Electrical Exhibition 1885 participation medal at St. Petersburg, 28mm; 20th century Soviet Transportation jetons for Moscow and St. Petersburg metro as rail passes. Very fine - extremely fine, first three scarce. (5)
Estimate $80
SOLD $220
Umayyad Caliphate, al-Walid I (A.H. 86-96) (A.D. 705-715), silver anonymous dirham, Nahr-Tira mint (in Khuzistan), A.H. 94 = A.D. 713, (A.128, cf.BMC 164 Vol.IX, W. P.106). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Umayyad Caliphate, al-Walid I (A.H. 86-96) (A.D. 705-715), silver anonymous dirham, Damascus mint, A.H. 90 = A.D. 709, (A.128, BMC 95, W.365, cf.M.46-7); another `Umar, (A.H.99-101, A.D. 7127-720), Damascus mint, A.H. 100 = A.D. 718, (A.133, M.48, BMC 105, W.377). Some minor edge oxidation on first coin, otherwise extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
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. 109 = A.D. 727-728, (A.136, BMC 32, W.229). Full flan, good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $400
SOLD $320
Umayyad Caliphate, Hisham, (A.H. 105-125) (A.D. 724-743), silver anonymous dirham, Wasit mint (on Euphrates river), A.H. 124 = A.D. 741-2, (A.137, cf.M.61, BMC 206, W. 576). Full flan, good very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
Abbasid Caliphate, al-Mansur, (A.H. 136-158) (A.D. 754-775), gold dinar, no mint, A.H. 157 = A.D. 773-774, (A.212, cf.M.139). Nearly extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Abbasid Caliphate, second period, al-Muqtadir, (A.H. 295-320) (A.D. 908-932), gold dinar, Misr mint (Cairo, Egypt), A.H. 317, = A.D. 929-930, with additional field inscription 'li-'Ilah' (to Allah), (A.245). Slightly bent, otherwise extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $450
SOLD $0
Umayyad Caliphate of Spain, 'Abd al-Rahman II, (A.H. 206-238) (A.D. 822-852), silver dirham, Al-Andalus mint (Spain), A.H. 232 = A.D. 846-7, (A.342, Miles 124b, Ruler not in M.-). Weak in places, otherwise good very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Egypt, Fatimid Coinage, al-Aziz abu al-Mansur Nazar, (A.H. 365-386) (A.D. 975-996), gold dinar, with central pellets, Misr mint (Cairo mint), A.H. 373 = A.D. 983-984, (A.703, cf.M.547, Miles 97). Fine - very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Ayyubid, Al `Adil Abu Bakr I (A.H. 592-615) (A.D. 1196-1218), gold dinar, Al Iskendariyah mint (Alexandria, Egypt), A.H. 60X = A.D. c.1210, (A.801, cf.Balog 260, 267, M.820, cf.BMC 353). Weak in places, as struck good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Ayyubid, al-`Aziz `Uthman, (A.H. 589-595) (A.D. 1193-1199), copper fals, Damascus mint, not dated, (A.798, M.818, Balog 150 (only 1 specimen noted), Al `Adil Abu Bakr I (A.H. 592-615, A.D. 1196-1218), silver dirham, Damascus mint, X9X date, (A.803, M.822, BMC 362), copper pictorial dirham, obv. facing bust of the Amir, A.H. 591 = A.D. 1196, (A.809, cf.M.824, BMC 369, copper fals, Damascus mint issue, A.H. 608 = A.D. 1211-2, (A. 810, Balog 322). Fine to very fine, copper rare. (4)
Estimate $90
SOLD $130
Ayyubid, al-Kamil Muhammad I, (A.H. 615-635) (A.D. 1218-1238), silver dirham, Damascus mint, A.H. 617 = A.D. 1220-1, (A.812, Balog 427, BMC 407), Al-salih Najm al-Din Ayyub, (A.H. 636-647) (A.D. 1239-1249), silver dirham, Damascus mint, dodekalobe type issued A.H. [64]4 = A.D. 1246-7, (A. 824, Balog 547, BMC -). The last rare but partly flat, otherwise very fine - nearly extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $90
SOLD $110
Mamluk, Egypt coinage, Sha`ban II, (A.H. 764-778) (A.D. 1363-1376), gold dinar (11.78 grams), Dimashq (Damascus) mint, nd, obv. and rev. six line legend, (A.955, cf.M.1173). Weak in places, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0