Catalogue
Armenia, Hetoum I (1226-1270), silver tram, obv. Queen Zabel on left and king Hetoum on right both standing and facing, rev. lion with cross in left paw, (N.341), another Levan III (1301-1307), silver tram, obv. king on horseback, rev. lion to right, six dots below, (N.419 var.). First nearly very fine, second very good. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Crusader Coinage, Antioch, Bohemund III, Minority, under Regencies of Constance and Renaud de Chatillon, (1149-1163), silver denier, (0.77 grams), Class B/C mule, obv. bare head right, rev. cross pattee, annulet in one angle, (Metcalf 346, Sch. II/20 var., Mal.25/35). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $70
Crusader Coinage, Antioch, Bohemund III, Minority, under Regencies of Constance and Renaud de Chatillon, (1149-1163), silver denier, (0.75 grams), Class F, obv. bare head right, no crescent at neck, rev. cross pattee, annulet in one angle, (Metcalf 358, Sch. II/20 var., Mal.43). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $190
Crusader Coinage, Antioch, Bohemund III, Prince, (1163-1201), copper fractional deniers (3), (0.88, 1.02 and 0.88 grams), early period pre 1188, Class C2, obv. S with pellets, rev. cross pattee, pellets in angles, (Metcalf 468-469, Sch. III/16, Mal.44, 49a). Fine - very fine and all very scarce. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Crusader Coinage, Antioch, Bohemund III (1163-1201) and Bohemund IV (1201-1216) and later until 1216 under , silver deniers, class C & K, obv. head to left, star behind, rev. cross crescent in one corner, legend around, (Metcalf 377-391, and 439-446, cf.Sch. Pl.V, 1). Good very fine - extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Crusader Coinage, Antioch, Bohemund IV, (1201-1216), silver deniers (2), Class H, obv. helmeted head to left, crescent to left, star to right, rev. cross pattee, crescent in angle, (Metcalf 412-416, Sch. III/4, Mal.76a). Fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $90
SOLD $100
Crusader Coinage, Athens, William I (1280-1287) or Guy II (1287-1308), silver denier, obv. cross around +GVIDVX:ATEHES, rev. chatel, around +THEBAHI VIVIS, (Metcalf Ashmolean Colln. 788). Nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
Crusader Coinage, Duchy of Athens, Guy II de la Roche - Minority under regency of Helena & Hugh of Brienne (1287-1294), billon denier (0.76 grams), obv. cross pattee, legend around, rev. chatel tournois, legend around, (Metcalf 1030-1, Sch. XIII/7, Mal.91). Nearly fine, and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Crusader Coinage, Duchy of Athens, Guy II de la Roche, (1294-1308), billon deniers (0.78, 0.71 grams), obv. cross pattee, legend around, rev. chatel tournois, legend around, (Metcalf Type 1c, Nos. 1067-9, Sch. XIII/9 var., Mal.-). Nearly very fine - good very fine, and scarce. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Crusader Coinage, Duchy of Athens, Guy II de la Roche, (1294-1308), billon deniers (0.82, 0.84 grams), obv. cross pattee, legend around, rev. chatel tournois, legend around, another similar without punctuation, (Metcalf Type 2, Nos. -, 1078, Sch. XIII/9 var., Mal. 95, 96). Very fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Crusader Coinage, Jerusalem, Baldwin III, (1152-1162), silver obol, (0.45 grams), 'smooth series', Metcalf Type 5, obv. cross pattee, rev. tower of David, (Metcalf 165-167, Sch. III/24, Mal.21). Very fine for type and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $100
Crusader Coinage, Tripoli, Raymond III, (1152-1187), copper pourgeoise (1.45, 1.03, 1.64 grams), 'star crescent type, Sabine 4', struck c.1164-1173, obv. eight pointed star and crescent, rev. cross fleury, with lis in angles, (Metcalf 518, Sch. IV/6, Mal.12). Fair - very fine, all scarce. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Crusader Coinage, Imitative Issues, in the name of Al-Salih Isma'il, (1237-1246), silver dirhems (3), (1.71 [Bates type 1], 1.89 and 2.13 grams [both Bates type 5]), Damascus mint type, Islamic inscription in square frame, pellets around, (Balag-Yvonne 36-7, 38 [2], Metcalf - and 233-235 [2], Mal.3, 9 [2]). Fine - very fine and all very scarce. (3)
Estimate $300
SOLD $100
Medieval, various silver coins, South Germany, Ottakar II, (c.1251-1276) silver pfennigs (2), obv. crowned lion left; Bohemia, silver gros of Charles (Karl) IV (1346-1378); Poland, 1526 hemigros of Swidnice under Louis of Hungary (Czapski 214) (2), obv. eagle, rev. crown; Crusader issue, denier of Cyprus, Hugh I (1218-1253), (cf.Met. 470). The last with small holes, otherwise fine - very fine, the Louis of Hungary issues rare. (6)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
South India, Satavahana Occupation of Karnataka, Vasisthiputra Sri Satakarni, (c.A.D.118-147), silver drachm, obv. king's bust right, elaborate hair style and large ear-rings, legend around, rev. Satavahana symbol, hill sun and moon, water symbol, legend around, (Mitchiner, Coinage and History of Southern India Part I, 147-149 [p.97, £600], M. (Indo-greek - Indo-Scythian, vol.9) No.1346. Bright, good fine and very rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
South India, Satavahana Occupation of Karnataka, Vasisthiputra Sri Satakarni, (c.A.D.118-147), silver drachms, obv. king's bust right, elaborate hair style and large ear-rings, legend around, rev. Satavahana symbol, hill sun and moon, water symbol, legend around, (Mitchiner, Coinage and History of Southern India Part I, 147-149 [p.97, £600], M. (Indo-greek - Indo-Scythian, vol.9) No.1346. Dark with hoard patina, fine and very rare. (3)
Estimate $500
SOLD $420
South India, Satavahana Occupation of Karnataka, Gautamiputra Sri Vajna Satakarni, (c.A.D.167-196), silver drachm, obv. king's bust right, elaborate neat hair style and large ear-rings, legend around, rev. Satavahana symbol, hill sun and moon, water symbol, legend around, (Mitchiner, Coinage and History of Southern India Part I, 156-162 [p.98, £600], M. (Indo-greek - Indo-Scythian, vol.9) No.1351. Weak in places, good fine/fine and very rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Post Kushan Empire, Vasu Deva II, (c.A.D. 270-310), gold stater, (7.852 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, Donum Burns 723, Gobl 577). Some dirt attached, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $500
Taxila, Late imitative of Kushan, Kidara issue for king Kritavirya (c.400 A.D.)?, base gold stater, (8.042 grams), obv. debased standing king facing with head to left, rev. crude representation of Goddess Ardoksho enthroned facing, (M.3632). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Taxila, Late imitative of Kushan, Kidara issue anonymous issue (400-450 A.D.), base gold stater, (7.896 grams), obv. debased standing king facing with head to left, rev. crude representation of Goddess Ardoksho enthroned facing, (M.3696). Nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
Jammu and Kashmir, Vigraha Deva, ( c.5th century A.D.), gold stater, (7.8 grams), obv. debased Kushan standing facing, rev. debased portrait of Ardoksho, with ruler's name 'Sri Vigraha Deva' in right and left fields, (M.3650). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $280
Central India, The Kalachuris of Tripuri, Gangeyadeva, gold stater, (c.1015-1041 and successors to 1211), (3.902 grams), obv. four armed Lakshmi seated cross-legged facing, rev. legend in three lines, naming ruler, (M.415-6). Stuck on small flan as usual, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
South India, The Alupas of Udapi (Western seaboard Southern India), debased gold pagoda (2.774 grams), Devanagari series, c.1000-1336, obv. stylised fish, conch to left, lamp right, rev. three lines 'Sri Pa - ndya Dhanam-jaya, (cf.M.671, Mitchiner 'Coinage and History of Southern India' No.221 [p.121]). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Sultans of Bengal?, uncertain ruler, gold tanka, nd, nm, crude style, (Rajgor -). Fine, appears to have been cut and repaired.
Estimate $250
SOLD $260
Sultans of Delhi, Ghiyasu-D-Din Balban, (664-686 A.H., A.D. 1266-1287), silver tanka, (10.7 grams), Delhi mint, date off flan, (Wright 243 (3), Rajgor 935), another Tughluq Shah I, (A.H. 720-725, A.D. 1320-1325), silver tanka, (11.0 grams), Delhi mint, year 724, (Wright 434, Rajgor 1083). Fine; good very fine. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
Sultans of Delhi, Alau-D-Din Muhammad Shah II, (695-715 A.H., 1296-1316 A.D.), silver tankas (3), uncertain mints (off flan), one dated 714, others dated of flan, (cf.Hull 205, cf.M.2541, Rajgor 994-6). Very fine. (3)
Estimate $90
SOLD $60
Sultans of Delhi, Fakhr-D-Din Muhammad III bin Tughluq, (725-752 A.H., 1325-1351 A.D.), silver tankah, (10.95 grams), Lakhnauti mint, not dated but probably 730, obv. three lines, within circle and margin around, (the Kalina, date and mint around), rev. five lines in centre (the labourer in the road of God Muhammad Bin Tughlag Shah), (Rajgor 1190, Wright 500, cf.Hull 274, IMC 328). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Sultans of Delhi, Fakhr-D-Din Muhammad III bin Tughluq, (725-752 A.H., 1325-1351 A.D.), gold tankah, (10.91 grams), Daru-l-Islam mint, dated 727, obv. three lines, within circle and margin around, (the Kalina, around, this coin was struck at Daru-l-Islam in the year seven hundred and twenty seven), rev. four lines in centre (the labourer in the road of God Muhammad Bin Tughlag Shah) around the four prophets by name, (Rajgor 1203, Wright 479, cf.Hull 290). Attempted piercing on the reverse otherwise good very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $300
Sultans of Delhi, Fakhr-D-Din Muhammad III bin Tughluq, (725-752 A.H., 1325-1351 A.D.), gold tankah, (10.76 grams), Delhi mint, dated 744, obv. five lines, within quatrefoil, (This dinar of the Khalifat was struck at Delhi in the year seven hundred and forty four). rev. three lines in centre (struck in the name of al-Mustakfi Gillah commander of the faithful, may God perpetuate his Khalifat), (Rangor 1218, Wright 491F, Hull 285). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $320
Sultans of Delhi, Fakhr-D-Din Muhammad III bin Tughluq, (725-752 A.H., 1325-1351 A.D.), gold tankah, (11.05 grams), mint not named, not dated 741-752, obv. four lines, within quatrefoil, (In the time of the Iman, commander of the faithful Al Hakim Beamur). rev. three lines in centre (Ilahi Abul Abbas Ahmud, may his reign endure), (Rajgor 1222, Wright 492D, Hull 286, BMC 334-5). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $320